Awareness and practice of patients with Helicobacter pylori infection toward their disease in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Huda H Abdelrahman (Author), Sarah M Alotaibi (Author), Sobhia N Abanmi (Author), Hessah A Alosaylan (Author), Amal K Almutairi (Author), Nourah H Almutairi (Author), Shahad N Alrashidi (Author), Abeer T Almutairi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 0975-7406; 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_755_23
• Keywords: awareness; helicobacter pylori infection; knowledge; practice; saudi arabia; Pharmacy and materia medica; RS1-441; Analytical chemistry; QD71-142
• Source: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 473-476 (2024)

Objective: This study aimed to study the awareness and practice of patients with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) toward their disease in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional community-based study, in the central region of the kingdom. The target population of this study was adult patients with H. pylori infection, and a sample of 808 Saudi and non-Saudi male and female individuals were randomly selected using an online questionnaire. A consent form was obtained from all participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the university ethics committee. Results: There were a total of 808 responses. Most participants were female (89.4%) (n = 722) and between the ages of 35 and 60 years (60.8%), and most participants had a bachelor's degree (62.4%). 53.47% of the participants have good knowledge regarding their disease. Most of the participants knew it could cause gastric and duodenal ulcers (82.5%), but they did not know the infection might cause gastric cancer (48.6%). Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of patients with H. pylori infection (53.47%) have good knowledge regarding their disease. Additionally, many participants were aware of the symptoms associated with H. pylori. Furthermore, many participants complained about their treatment.