Prevalence and awareness of varicose veins among teachers in Abha, Saudi Arabia

Dalboh, Abdullah; Alshehri, Nawaf Amer; Alrafie, Abdulmajeed Abdullah; Bakri, Khalid A

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_490_20

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“…In Saudi Arabia, a study was done in Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah revealed that the prevalence of VV among females from the general population was 66% [ 18 ]. Another study done in Abha investigated the prevalence of VV among school teachers of both genders and reported a high prevalence of 42%; most of them were female teachers [ 19 ].…”

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Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Nurses at Different Departments in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh

Al‐Bader¹,

Sallam²,

Moukaddem³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…In Saudi Arabia, few studies described the prevalence of VV among both sexes of the population, but there were not many studies that described the association between VV and the type of occupation or the number of hours sitting or standing at work and lifestyle factors such as smoking and exercising [ 18 - 19 , 23 ].…”

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Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Nurses at Different Departments in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh

Al‐Bader¹,

Sallam²,

Moukaddem³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…Varicose veins are more common in police officers, teachers, nurses, shopkeepers, and bus conductors. As per the study done in Abha, the incidence of VV among both male and female school teachers was high (42%), with the majority in female instructors [9]. Nurses have two major risk factors for developing varicose veins: gender and prolonged standing during duty hours.…”

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Knowledge and Practices on Risk Factors and Prevention of Varicose Vein among Operation Room Nurses of the Selected Hospitals

Paulsamy

Alshahrani²,

Sampayan

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Lower-limb varicose veins (VVs) are frequent, and they're known to be more common in persons who work in jobs that require a lot of standing. Because nursing demands physical labour and lengthy periods of standing, women in this profession are at a higher risk of getting varicose veins. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and practices on risk factors and prevention of varicose vein among operation room nurses of the selected hospitals. A cross-sectional research design was used among registered nursing staff working in operation rooms of the selected hospitals. The convenient sampling technique was used to select fifty nurses. A structured pre-tested, validated tool was developed by the investigators to collect data from the nurses which include demographic as well as knowledge and practice variables of varicose veins. The findings of the present study show that 26% of nurses had inadequate knowledge and 14% of operation room nurses had poor practices. Also, there was a positive correlation between the knowledge and practice of nurses (r = 0.71). There was significant association for practice skills score with education and years of experience at p=0.05. The study concludes that to prevent occupational hazards in nursing, periodic health education and health promotion initiatives must be implemented.

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“…The prevalence of VV varies between 10% and 60% globally, and it is higher in Asia than in the Western world, with Saudi Arabia having a prevalence of 62% [12]. In Saudi Arabia, there were insufficient studies that delineate the association between VV and the nature of occupation or the number of hours sitting or standing at work, as well as lifestyle variables like smoking and exercising [12][13][14]. So, our aim is to assess the risk of varicose veins among teachers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.…”

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Risk Assessment of Varicose Veins Among Teachers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Busbaih¹,

Saleh²,

Alsulaiman³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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BackgroundVaricose veins (VV) are abnormally swollen, tortuous, and prominent veins caused by insufficient venous valves leading to venous congestion and elevated venous pressure. Prolonged standing at work has been proposed to be an important risk factor for varicose veins. Teachers are prone to have varicose veins due to prolonged standing. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of varicose veins among teachers in Al-Asha, Saudi Arabia. MethodThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among teachers of primary, secondary, and high schools in Al-Ahsa, of both genders, between April 2022 and June 2022. The participants were interviewed and examined for the presence of signs and symptoms of the disease. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, version 26.0 for Windows) software. ResultOut of 399 participating teachers with a mean age of 43.2 ± 12.9 years, 216 (54.1%) were males and the remainder were female. The commonest symptom was pain in the legs, which was exacerbated by work (43.1%). Most of the participants were working for more than 16 years (43.6%) and standing for less than six hours per day (72.7%). The most pointed sign was spider legs-shaped veins (23.8%). However, the least collective sign was paleness in the ulcer area after healing (1.8%). A total of 140 teachers had a family history of varicose veins, 74 of them (18.5%) were diagnosed with varicose veins previously. We summarize our result as female teachers who have a family history of VV have more risk to develop the disease. ConclusionThe prevalence of varicose veins was high among teachers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. According to our study, teachers have a significant chance of developing the condition since their working style contributes to its progression. Further actions need to be made in order to increase awareness and prevent its complications.

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Prevalence and awareness of varicose veins among teachers in Abha, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Nurses at Different Departments in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh

Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Nurses at Different Departments in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh

Knowledge and Practices on Risk Factors and Prevention of Varicose Vein among Operation Room Nurses of the Selected Hospitals

Risk Assessment of Varicose Veins Among Teachers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

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