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 Volume 7, Issue 3 (March 2020), Pages: 125-129

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Public awareness of venous thromboembolism in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 Author(s): Khaleel I. Alyahya 1, *, Fatima S. Alangari 2, Danyah K. Saja 2, Leen O. Alothaim 2, Shoag J. Albugami 2, Sama O. Alharbi 2

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 2College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-7759

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.03.014

 Abstract:

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a fatal disease associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. Increasing the level of knowledge and awareness might be beneficial in a certain population by making people more engaged in treatment and in the need for prophylaxis. The aim of the study is to determine the level of awareness of VTE among residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to determine if there is a difference in the level of awareness regarding gender and age. A quantitative observational cross-sectional study was performed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the period of September 2018 to March 2019. The total number of study participants was 349. Females showed a significantly higher awareness of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) compared to males, while there was no significant difference as regard age. The study highlighted the urgent need for structured awareness promotion programs on DVT for the residents in this regard. 

 © 2020 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Public awareness, Venous thromboembolism, Deep vein thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism, Saudi Arabia

 Article History: Received 3 October 2019, Received in revised form 5 January 2020, Accepted 9 January 2020

 Acknowledgment:

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for funding this work through the Undergraduate Research Support Program, Project no. (URSP-4-19-73).

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 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Alyahya KI, Alangari FS, and Saja DK et al. (2020). Public awareness of venous thromboembolism in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(3): 125-129

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