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To assess awareness of anaphylactic symptoms and emergency management practices among school teachers in Jeddah and Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

October 23, 2024CureusOpen Access

School Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Anaphylactic Reactions: A Cross-Sectional Study

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MJMaan JamjoomKing Abdulaziz Medical City BABsaim A AltirkistaniKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences RHRahaf A HubayniKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant gaps in anaphylaxis knowledge and emergency epinephrine awareness among school teachers, highlighting the need for targeted educational campaigns.

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To assess awareness of anaphylactic symptoms and emergency management practices among school teachers in Jeddah and Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey of teachers from governmental and private schools in Jeddah and Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Analyzed responses from 742 participants (67.5% female, n=501; 50.4% aged 40–50 years, n=374) using JMP Pro 15 software.
Most participants identified skin and eye manifestations as the most common clinical presentations of anaphylaxis.
Antihistamines were incorrectly selected as the preferred emergency treatment by 57% of teachers.
A total of 54.9% of participants (407 of 742) reported that they had never heard of epinephrine injections.

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Jamjoom et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa8ec901a422052082c81a1 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.72189

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant gaps in anaphylaxis knowledge and emergency epinephrine awareness among school teachers, highlighting the need for targeted educational campaigns.

School Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Anaphylactic Reactions: A Cross-Sectional Study

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