Saudi patient knowledge and awareness regarding smoking as a risk factor for urological diseases.
Urol Ann
; 14(1): 67-72, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Our aim was to evaluate Saudi patient knowledge and awareness regarding smoking as a risk factor for bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED). SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted across three major tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 539 patients in the urology outpatient clinic. STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Studies 21.0. For descriptive statistics, the frequency was calculated for all study variables. Chi-squared test was used for categorical variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS:
A total of 539 urological patients completed the questionnaire. There were 460 (85.4%) male and 79 (14.6%) female respondents. Only 60.9%, 41.2%, and 36.9% of participants were aware that smoking was a risk factor for ED, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The knowledge and awareness were low among urological patients regarding smoking as a risk factor for urological diseases.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Urol Ann
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Arabia Saudita