Open AccessKnowledge about and determinants for diagnosing hidradenitis suppurativa by ministry of health primary healthcare physicians in Jeddah city 2019: An analytical cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Ebtisam M. F Alhawsawi,
Ghufran A Hariri,
Randa J Alzuhayri,
Yahya Makhdoom
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1151_19
Subject(s) - hidradenitis suppurativa , medicine , cross sectional study , christian ministry , family medicine , primary health care , simple random sample , primary care , categorical variable , health care , disease , environmental health , population , pathology , philosophy , theology , economics , economic growth , machine learning , computer science
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a noncontagious, inflammatory, chronic and recurrent disease. The prevalence of HS is estimated to be between less than 1 and 4%. It is more common in females than males at a 2:1 ratio. Many cases of HS are either misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed.