18years. Data entry was performed using Microsoft Excel and statistical analysis, including chi-square tests, was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: A total of 2,710 participants gave a completed response to all items in the questionnaire. The percent awareness of sepsis, stroke and AMI in our study population were found to be 62.4% (n = 1,691), 93.3% (n =2,528), and 93.3% (n = 2,529), respectively. Additionally, participants with education at the graduate level or more had better awareness of sepsis, stroke, and AMI. The score for evaluating knowledge related to the three diseases showed that there is poor knowledge of sepsis (75.4%). Approximately 38.5%, 75.6%, and 72.7% of the participants gave the correct sepsis, stroke, and AMI definitions, respectively. The most mentioned symptoms of sepsis by the participants were fever (62.5%). Conclusion: There is poor public awareness regarding sepsis, especially for those with chronic diseases. Therefore, continued efforts are needed to raise awareness of sepsis to promote early identification and improves the outcome."/>
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IJMDC. 2021; 5(9): 1558-1565 Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia Faisal Khalid Alhomayani, Waad Dhaifallah Alotaibi, Lama Humaied Alkhaldi, Maha Naif Alshreef, Nouran Khalid Althumali, Asalah Helal Alkhaldi, Nejoud Faeq Alsharif.
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Pubmed Style Alhomayani FK, Alotaibi WD, Alkhaldi LH, Alshreef MN, Althumali NK, Alkhaldi AH, Alsharif NF. Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(9): 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 Web Style Alhomayani FK, Alotaibi WD, Alkhaldi LH, Alshreef MN, Althumali NK, Alkhaldi AH, Alsharif NF. Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=78358 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 AMA (American Medical Association) Style Alhomayani FK, Alotaibi WD, Alkhaldi LH, Alshreef MN, Althumali NK, Alkhaldi AH, Alsharif NF. Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(9): 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 Vancouver/ICMJE Style Alhomayani FK, Alotaibi WD, Alkhaldi LH, Alshreef MN, Althumali NK, Alkhaldi AH, Alsharif NF. Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2021), [cited March 26, 2024]; 5(9): 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 Harvard Style Alhomayani, F. K., Alotaibi, . W. D., Alkhaldi, . L. H., Alshreef, . M. N., Althumali, . N. K., Alkhaldi, . A. H. & Alsharif, . N. F. (2021) Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 5 (9), 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 Turabian Style Alhomayani, Faisal Khalid, Waad Dhaifallah Alotaibi, Lama Humaied Alkhaldi, Maha Naif Alshreef, Nouran Khalid Althumali, Asalah Helal Alkhaldi, and Nejoud Faeq Alsharif. 2021. Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (9), 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 Chicago Style Alhomayani, Faisal Khalid, Waad Dhaifallah Alotaibi, Lama Humaied Alkhaldi, Maha Naif Alshreef, Nouran Khalid Althumali, Asalah Helal Alkhaldi, and Nejoud Faeq Alsharif. "Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5 (2021), 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Alhomayani, Faisal Khalid, Waad Dhaifallah Alotaibi, Lama Humaied Alkhaldi, Maha Naif Alshreef, Nouran Khalid Althumali, Asalah Helal Alkhaldi, and Nejoud Faeq Alsharif. "Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5.9 (2021), 1558-1565. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 APA (American Psychological Association) Style Alhomayani, F. K., Alotaibi, . W. D., Alkhaldi, . L. H., Alshreef, . M. N., Althumali, . N. K., Alkhaldi, . A. H. & Alsharif, . N. F. (2021) Awareness and perception of sepsis compared to myocardial infarction and stroke among the general population of the western region in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (9), 1558-1565. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1619978510 |