Open AccessPrevalence and awareness of varicose veins among teachers in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdullah Dalboh,
Nawaf Amer Alshehri,
Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alrafie,
Khalid A Bakri
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_490_20
Subject(s) - varicose veins , medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , informed consent , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Teachers, compelled by the nature of their profession, are required to stand for a significant amount of time. This prolonged standing, being one of the risk factors for venous insufficiency, puts them at risk to develop varicose veins. Hence, as there is a need to educate and sensitize the teachers. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence and awareness regarding varicose veins in school teachers.