Knowledge About Asthma Among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Adequate asthma knowledge among school teachers is critical for the safety of their students who are suffering asthma exacerbation during the school time. Objective: To assess asthma knowledge and it’s associated demographic and other personal characteristics among school teachers working in boys’ primary schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to examine school teachers recruited from 20 boys’ primary schools in Riyadh between February and March 2015. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic characteristics. The Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire was translated into Arabic language and used to assess asthma knowledge. The overall and subscale scores of the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire were calculated. Student t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and linear regression analysis were used. Results: All teachers (N=376) were males, 98.4% were Saudi, 72.4% aged between 30 and 49 years, 83.8% were currently married, 82.7% had one or more children, 17.8% had personal history of asthma, and 43.6% had family history of asthma. Out of a total 31 points, the overall score in teachers was 14.1 which represented 45.4%. Out of a total 7 points, the general knowledge sub-scale score was 3.4 which represented 48.7%. Out of a total 11 points, the acute attack sub-scale score was 3.9 which represented 35.3%. Out of a total 6 points, the maintenance treatment sub-scale score was 3.0 which represented 49.3%. Out of a total 8 points, the false myths sub-scale score was 4.1 which represented 51.4%. Better asthma knowledge was significantly associated with being married (p=0.001), having children (p=0.001), working for moderate (10-19 years) duration (p=0.012), and having family history of asthma (p=0.006). However, only having children and having family history of asthma were independently associated with relatively better asthma knowledge in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: Primary school teachers in Riyadh had poor asthma knowledge, particularly those related to the recognition, triggers, and management of acute attack of asthma. The current findings may indicate the critical need for asthma education programs in our primary schools. Future studies should focus on testing the effect of asthma educational activities on the short-term and long-term knowledge of the teachers and asthma outcomes among students.
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Abdulmjeed A Alshaikh, Khalid K Alanazi, Majed D Alanazi, Rabaa K Al-Momen
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