Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice about thyroid disorder before and during pregnancy among adult female patient in Northern region of Saudi Arabia

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作者：

Mirqhani, Hyder ^{[1
]}

Aljadrawi, Wafa Faisal W. ^{[1
]}

Alshehri, Wejdan Mohammed S. ^{[1
]}

Albalawi, Thekra Zaidan Ali ^{[1
]}

Alshwamin, Rana Suliman D. ^{[1
]}

Alharbi, Amal Nafea J. ^{[1
]}

Albalawi, Aseel Ali T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tabuk, Internal Med, Fac Med, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

来源：

MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2021年 / 25卷 / 118期

关键词：

thyroid; awareness; females; Saudi Arabia; WOMEN;

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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Background: Knowledge, attitude, and practice are an integral component in the management of thyroid disorders during pregnancy. Therefore, this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice about thyroid disorder before and during pregnancy among adult female patient in Northern region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The design was cross-sectional research performed among 264 females with and without thyroid disease. The participants were selected using a stratified method; the target age group was women in reproductive age. A structured questionnaire was consisted of two parts, sociodemographic characters and knowledge, attitude, and practice part (KAP) used to collect the data. Results: There were 264 females, the frequency of thyroid diseases among the studied females was 62.5%, and hypothyroidism was the most prevalent 75.8%, and the diseased participants (98.2%) know that thyroid gland is located in the anterior part of the neck. However, the knowledge, attitude, and practice were suboptimal regarding other components of the questionnaire. Conclusion: KAP were suboptimal among females in the Northern region of Saudi Arabia, increasing the awareness about this important health issue is recommended to prevent the lethal consequences.

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页码：3251 / 3258

页数：8

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