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HEMORRHOIDS; KNOWLEDGE OF CITIZENS ABOUT THE DISEASE

Ayman elgadda, Naif R alosaimi, Assaf F alotaibi, Adel J aJosaioii, Fahad O alosaimi, Abdulrahman A alotaibi, Hamad D alotaibi

Backgrounds: Hemorrhoids are very common condition of anorectal disorders with high prevalence among Saudi Arabia citizens that related to many unhealth habits. Hemorrhoids can be prevented or resolved in its early stage through life style modification and this is required the good knowledge about the disease and bad habits that cause it. Also, in Arabic societies, hemorrhoids is related to shame, as patients especially women are shame of declare their symptoms and may be refuse to visit the clinic leading them to try traditional medicine that may be not useful in most cases that need surgery. In addition, many people however the surgery is effective refuse to undergo it due to afraid from pain or complication of it. Aims: To explore Dawadmi's citizens' knowledge about hemorrhoids, its origin, causes, treatment and if they afraid from hemorrhoidectomy. In addition, we will try to explore the prevalence of the diseases between people and what is the worst habits that practiced by diseased patients. Besides find if there is correlation between low knowledge, age, gender, some habits and education and be diseased. Methods: a cross section study through using of online distribution of prepared questionnaire that aims to explore the answers of approximately 385 Dawadmi's citizens. Then harvesting of answers, tabulated them and analytically analyzing them will be done. We took permission from all respondents to the survey to participate in the research. The data of the participants in the research will be kept confidential. There is an emphasis on ethical approval that includes the participants; their data to ensure that the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all the participants is the primary consideration of the research project. Research was approved by ethical committee in dawadmi collage of medicine. Results: From 425 persons invited, 362 participates agreed to undergo the study (response = 85 %), 83 cases were male (23 %) and 274 cases were female (77 %), Most of cases were from 20-40 years old (74 %) and 57.7 % of cases had bachelor education. 59.7 % of participates had moderate awareness about hemorrhoids, its source and management while 21.8 % of them had slight awareness while 16.7 % had complete awareness of the disease. In this study the incidence of the hemorrhoids was 19.1 % of total cases. 67.5 % of participates thought hemorrhoidectomy is good while 56 % would not agree to undergo it if they had hemorrhoids. Conclusion: There is high incidence of hemorrhoids in the Dawadmi which related to moderate awareness of population which lead to increasing risk factors of hemorrhoids as low exercise practicing, low fiber and water intake. In addition, however the good impression of participates about hemorrhoidectomy most of them would not undergo it.

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