Knowledge and awareness of plantar fasciitis in the Saudi population

Waleed Awwad; Abdullah Almousa; Fahad Alotaibi; Fahad Al-Sultan; Noura Almajed; Najla Alsaikhan; Marwan Zamzami; Ahlam Al-Moawi; Abdulaziz Almaawi

doi:10.5455/JPMA.298471

Knowledge and awareness of plantar fasciitis in the Saudi population

J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Dec;69(12):1838-1842. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.298471.

Authors

Waleed Awwad¹, Abdullah Almousa², Fahad Alotaibi², Fahad Al-Sultan³, Noura Almajed², Najla Alsaikhan², Marwan Zamzami¹, Ahlam Al-Moawi¹, Abdulaziz Almaawi¹

Affiliations

¹ King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
³ Department of Medicine, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

PMID: 31853114
DOI: 10.5455/JPMA.298471

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and assess the knowledge and awareness level of lay people about plantar fasciitis (PF).

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from May to July 2017, and comprised random individuals busy shopping in the area. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire. , and was analysed using SPSS 22. .

Results: Of the 176 subjects, 101(57.4%) were females and 75(42.6%) were males. The age range was 18-55 years, and 153(87%) belonged to urban population. Overall, 60(34%) subjects had never heard of plantar fasciitis. Also, 148(84%) subjects thought that specialised medical shoes can be used as possible treatment for plantar fasciitis (p<0.001).Females had significantly higher knowledge regarding plantar fasciitis than males (p=0.009).

Conclusions: Over 30% subjects did not have any knowledge about plantar fasciitis.

Keywords: Plantar fasciitis, Awareness, Foot pain,Heel pain..

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fasciitis, Plantar*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
Young Adult