Prevalence of Bleeding Symptoms among Adolescents and Young Adults in the Capital City of Saudi Arabia

Advances in Hematology
Tarek OwaidahAbdulkareem Al Momen

Abstract

Bleeding disorders vary in prevalence. While some are rare, some can be common in both sexes. Most bleeding disorders manifest as chronic bleeding tendencies or as an increase in bleeding during surgical procedures or trauma. The consequences of bleeding can be as simple as iron deficiency or catastrophic, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality. Bleeding disorders typically affect both sexes except hemophilia A and B, which mainly affects males. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey among adolescents and young adults (1901 [49%] boys, 1980 [51%] girls) in Riyadh city regarding bleeding symptoms. Of these, 1849 (47.6%) responded "Yes/Positive" for at least one question about the bleeding symptoms. The most common bleeding symptom was epistaxis (19.7% of the sample population) detected in Phase I of the study. A tandem survey was conducted among 525 adolescents who had responded "Yes/Positive" to any one of the questions inquiring about bleeding symptoms. In this study, we report for the first time the prevalence of bleeding symptoms in a representative sample of Saudi adolescents and young adults.

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Jul 4, 2019·Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis·Nouf S Al-NumairTarek M Owaidah
May 2, 2020·Haemophilia : the Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia·Tarek Owaidah
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May 28, 2021·Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care·Mohammed A ZolalyTarek Owaidah
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Dec 18, 2021·Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation·Aydan AkdenizAhmet Muzaffer Demir

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