Knowledge of Headache Red Flags among the General Population of Saudi Arabia: A Comprehensive Evaluation
Saudi adults demonstrated modest yet uneven headache red flag knowledge influenced by sociodemographic attributes. Specific deficits warrant targeted educational campaigns addressing individual and systemic barriers to prompt neurological evaluations for alarm symptoms. Public health efforts involving experts, community leaders, and technological innovations hold promise enhancing timely diagnosis of secondary pathologies nationwide if periodically monitored.
Authors
- Sayed Ibrahim Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8808-6296)
- Nashi K. Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7190-4256)
- Jamaan Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5563-898X)
- Sami Fadhel Almalki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-0259)
- Maryam Anwar AlMuhaish
- Hanan Saad Alnawmasi
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
- King Faisal University (SA)
- University of Tabuk (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_254_24
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00