A nationwide survey of public COPD knowledge and awareness in Saudi Arabia: A population-based survey of 15,000 adults.
Jaber Saud AlqahtaniAbdulelah M AldhahirRayan A SirajAbdullah A AlqarniIbrahim A AlDraiwieshAfrah F AlAnaziAreej H AlamriRoaa S BajahlanAsalah A HakamiSaeed Mardy AlghamdiYousef S AldabayanAbdullah S AlsulayyimAhmed Mansour AlrajehSaad M AlRabeeahAbdallah Y NaserHassan AlwafiSaeed AlqahtaniAhmed M HjaziTope OyeladeMohammed D AlAhmariPublished in: PloS one (2023)
There is a significantly low awareness about COPD in Saudi Arabia, especially among smokers. A nationwide approach must include targeted public awareness campaigns, continued healthcare professional education, community-based activities encouraging diagnosis and early detection, advice on smoking cessation and lifestyle changes, as well as coordinated national COPD screening programs.