Awareness of COPD and Its Risk Factors Among the Adult Population of the Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.

Syed Esam MahmoodAbdullah Thabit A AlqahtaniBader Abdulmohsen A AlghamdiMohammed Ali GazzanMeshari Yahya A AlqahtaniNada Ali Y AlfaifiSafar A AlsaleemFatima RiazMohammad Tauheed AhmadAusaf AhmadMohammad Suhail KhanShahabe Saquib Abullais

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)

The awareness regarding the disease was low among the respondents. Only one-third correctly knew that quitting smoking has an important role in preventing COPD. This study projects an urgent need of improving awareness of COPD and its risk factors in the general population.

Keyphrases

risk factors
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
saudi arabia
lung function
smoking cessation
air pollution
quality improvement