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Date Published: 24/11/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i1.7350
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Vol. 532 No. 1 (2023)
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Nguyễn, X. H., & Nguyễn, N. Ánh. (2023). A COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEY OF HEMORRHOIDAL DISEASE, CHOICE OF TREATMENT AND AND SOME RELATED FACTORS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 532(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i1.7350

A COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEY OF HEMORRHOIDAL DISEASE, CHOICE OF TREATMENT AND AND SOME RELATED FACTORS

Xuân Hùng Nguyễn1, Ngọc Ánh Nguyễn2
1 Hong Ngoc Hospital
2 Hanoi Medical University - Hanoi Viet Duc Hospital

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Abstract

Background: In the world, there have been many studies on hemorrhoids and its treatment methods. In Vietnam, there’s been few studies on awareness of hemorrhoids and treatment trends in the community. Objectives: This survey was conducted to evaluate the community perception of hemorrhoidal diseases and choice of treatment modalities. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study on 1142 adults over 25 years old who answered the online questionnaire from March 2022 to April 2022 across the country. Results: Percentage of people with awareness of hemorrhoids: 81% (925/1142). Average age: 34.9 ± 8.5, male: 49.5%. Prevalence of hemorrhoids: 34.7% (321/925). The most effective and safe treatment method was eating habits and lifestyle changes 25.8% (239/925), using oral and topical drugs was the most preferred 31.2%. 49.4% were concerned with surgery because of side effects (457/925) as well as for procedures 42.7% (395/925). Using supplements or folk remedies, herbs can increase the risk of recurrence more than 3 times with OR value 1.8 (p = 0.023), the risk of severe disease progression with OR value of 1.8 (p = 0.01). Conclusion: Assessing public perception of hemorrhoids and treatment help plan to limit factors that increase the severity of the disease

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hemorrhoidal diseases, treatment, awareness, community perception

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