Accepted for/Published in: Interactive Journal of Medical Research
Date Submitted: Sep 10, 2019
Date Accepted: Jan 24, 2020
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Public Awareness of Sepsis Compared to AMI and Stroke in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 'questionnaire study'
ABSTRACT
Background:
Sepsis is a state of organ dysfunction caused by the impaired host response to infection. It is one of the leading causes of death globally. Sepsis can be compared to acute myocardial infarction and stroke in the fact that the prime component of its management is rapid intervention. This could be achieved through early presentation to the hospital, which demands a previous knowledge of the disease to ensure better outcomes .our research aimed to assess the level of public awareness of sepsis compared with acute myocardial infarction and stroke.
Objective:
To assess the level of public awareness of sepsis compared with AMI and stroke.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study done in June -July 2018 on 1354 participants from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, aged ≥ 18 years. Data entry was performed using Microsoft Excel 2014, and statistical analysis was performed by SPSS V21 using Chi-square tests and multi logistic regression.
Results:
A total of 1354 participants were included. Only (56.7%) have heard of the term sepsis and (48.4%) of them have correctly identified it. Meanwhile, (88.3%) have heard the term myocardial infarction, and (64. 6%) knew the correct definition. As for stroke (81.5%) have heard of the term, while (59.2%) had correctly identified it. The difference between those who have heard of these diseases and also those who knew the correct definition compared with sepsis was significant.
Conclusions:
We found that public awareness and knowledge of sepsis are poor amongst the population of Jeddah compared with AMI and stroke. This may seriously obstruct prompt management needed to limit fatal outcomes
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