Vernon Grant, Deborah Mekiana, Jacques Philip
Physical Activity, Sleep, and Demographic Patterns in Alaska Native Children and Youth Living in Anaktuvuk Pass
Youth (Basel, Switzerland)
purpose research evaluate much people jazan region know care healing surgical wounds proper care surgical wounds important achieve best treatment outcomes avoid negative consequences however factors like obesity diabetes certain medications impair wound healing surgical site infections major problem healthcare system therefore study aimed determine public awareness perceptions surgical wound care help improve education raise awareness importance proper wound care better results run observational crosssectional study among adults 18 years jazan region online selfadministered questionnaire used collection data simple random sampling used technique 384 participants calculated study used statistical package social sciences spss data analysis employed descriptive statistics independent test analysis variance anova pearsons correlation multivariate logistic regression identify factors associated knowledge surgical site infection wound care study analyzed 599 participants knowledge attitude practice surgical site infection wound management participants strong general understanding surgical wounds 17 high degree knowledge surgical site infection wound management medical students highest degree knowledge medical student significant predictor high level knowledge surgical site infection ssi wound care study emphasizes necessity enhanced patient education investment medical education quality participants study high overall knowledge regarding surgical wounds lacked particular knowledge concerning surgical site infection wound management medical education discovered strong predictor high level knowledge surgical site infection wound management healthcare professionals take lead giving accurate reliable information regarding wound care techniques patients legislators invest enhancing medical education quality