Knowledge and Awareness About Inflammatory Articular Diseases

NCT06219603 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: IRB; CW 855.1-12-2021
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 641
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The manuscript describes the level of knowledge and awareness about Inflammatory Articular Diseases in a Syrian population. we found that awareness of Inflammatory Articular Diseases is mostly bad and very bad in our sample. Also, we showed how the level of awareness changes due to the change of many factors such as (sex, age, residency, education, marital status, and others ). Our community-based survey was the first conducted in Syria. we have included a total of 641 participants who were directed to the first part of the survey to complete questions around socio-demographic data and awareness questions about Inflammatory Articular Diseases. We ranked our participants into five levels: excellent, good, average, bad, and very bad. Finally, we compared our results with other 4 original published studies, and we found many Boolean points of similarity and many other inspiring points of difference.

Conditions

Inflammatory Articular Diseases

Keywords

knowledge; Awareness; Inflammatory Articular Diseases; Syrian population

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• knowledge about Inflammatory Articular Diseases

  We ranked level of knowledge and awareness about Inflammatory Articular Diseases into five levels: excellent, good, average, bad, and very bad. higher knowledge level scores mean a better outcome

  1 year

Study Arms (5)

excellent

participants who answered on \> 80 % of the questioned correctly

Other: survey

good

participants who answered on 61 - 80 % of the questioned correctly

Other: survey

average

participants who answered on 41 - 60 % of the questioned correctly

Other: survey

bad

participants who answered on 21 - 40 % of the questioned correctly

Other: survey

very bad

participants who answered on \<=20 % of the questioned correctly

Other: survey

Interventions

survey OTHER

questions around socio-demographic information, including age, sex, marital status, residency, education level, and employment status. After that, specific questions were asked to measure the level of knowledge and awareness about rheumatic diseases

average; bad; excellent; good; very bad

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A random sample from all segments of the Syrian population

You may qualify if:

• all participants older than 18 years and younger than 70

You may not qualify if:

• Non-Syrians

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Syrian Private University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine, syrian private University, Syria

Damascus, 1, Syria

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Year
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: medical doctor Diaa Haj Ali

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2023
• First Posted: January 23, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 1, 2022
• Last Updated: June 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

SY (1)