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Assessment of Knowledge and Fear of Scabies in a Saudi Population

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Scabies is a common contagious parasitic dermatological illness. In 2017, WHO recognized scabies as a neglected tropical disease. The aim of the present research was to assess the level of knowledge and fear of scabies among the Saudi population. METHODS: This is a cross-s...

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Autores principales: Alharthi, Ahmad S, Alsofyani, Mohammed A, Alharthi, Wedd K, Alsalmi, Shaimaa A, Altalhi, Atheer S, Alswat, Khaled A
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8197587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34135594
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S308236
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author Alharthi, Ahmad S
Alsofyani, Mohammed A
Alharthi, Wedd K
Alsalmi, Shaimaa A
Altalhi, Atheer S
Alswat, Khaled A
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Alsalmi, Shaimaa A
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description BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Scabies is a common contagious parasitic dermatological illness. In 2017, WHO recognized scabies as a neglected tropical disease. The aim of the present research was to assess the level of knowledge and fear of scabies among the Saudi population. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional online study conducted in the western region of Saudi Arabia from January to September 2019. We used a validated, 12-questions questionnaire to assess the scabies knowledge and the Fear of Scabies Scale-10 (FSS-10) to determine the level of fear toward scabies. RESULTS: A total of 3778 respondents were included with majorities of them being female and between the age of 15–30 years. About 93.3% of the respondents were considered to have good level of knowledge towards scabies and those were more likely to be females, live in an urban area, have heard about scabies in the past, younger in age, achieved higher educational level, and work for the medical and general education sector (all P <0.001). The total possible scores ranging from 10 (less fear) to 40 (greater fear). The mean total FSS-10 score was 33 ± 4.46 with 58.3% of them were considered to have greater fear and those were more likely to be female, younger in age, educated with higher educational degree, work for the general education sector and medical and, but less likely to be unemployed (all P <0.001). Partial correlation adjusting for potential confounders showed significant positive correlation between FSS-10 score and the scabies knowledge score (r = 0.152, P <0.001). CONCLUSION: Despite the good level of scabies knowledge, the level of fear towards scabies is high. Further educational programs recommended decreasing the negative effect of scabies on the community and the individuals’ quality of life.
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spelling pubmed-81975872021-06-15 Assessment of Knowledge and Fear of Scabies in a Saudi Population Alharthi, Ahmad S Alsofyani, Mohammed A Alharthi, Wedd K Alsalmi, Shaimaa A Altalhi, Atheer S Alswat, Khaled A J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Scabies is a common contagious parasitic dermatological illness. In 2017, WHO recognized scabies as a neglected tropical disease. The aim of the present research was to assess the level of knowledge and fear of scabies among the Saudi population. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional online study conducted in the western region of Saudi Arabia from January to September 2019. We used a validated, 12-questions questionnaire to assess the scabies knowledge and the Fear of Scabies Scale-10 (FSS-10) to determine the level of fear toward scabies. RESULTS: A total of 3778 respondents were included with majorities of them being female and between the age of 15–30 years. About 93.3% of the respondents were considered to have good level of knowledge towards scabies and those were more likely to be females, live in an urban area, have heard about scabies in the past, younger in age, achieved higher educational level, and work for the medical and general education sector (all P <0.001). The total possible scores ranging from 10 (less fear) to 40 (greater fear). The mean total FSS-10 score was 33 ± 4.46 with 58.3% of them were considered to have greater fear and those were more likely to be female, younger in age, educated with higher educational degree, work for the general education sector and medical and, but less likely to be unemployed (all P <0.001). Partial correlation adjusting for potential confounders showed significant positive correlation between FSS-10 score and the scabies knowledge score (r = 0.152, P <0.001). CONCLUSION: Despite the good level of scabies knowledge, the level of fear towards scabies is high. Further educational programs recommended decreasing the negative effect of scabies on the community and the individuals’ quality of life. Dove 2021-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8197587/ /pubmed/34135594 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S308236 Text en © 2021 Alharthi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Altalhi, Atheer S
Alswat, Khaled A
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8197587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34135594
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S308236
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