Public knowledge and awareness of obstructive sleep apnea in Saudi Arabia: A population-based study of over 16,000 adults
Public knowledge about OSA in Saudi Arabia is considerably low, with awareness varying significantly by gender, region, education level, smoking status, and BMI. Targeted public health initiatives are essential to enhance understanding, promote early detection, and improve management of OSA across the population.
Authors
- Abdullah A. Alqarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-3901)
- Rayan A. Siraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-9419)
- Abdulelah Mastour Aldhahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-9494)
- Mohammed M. Alyami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-7305)
- Saleh Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-933X)
- Sulaiman S. Alsaif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7555-775X)
- Mushabbab A. Alahmari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-509X)
- Saeed M. Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-1110)
- Jaber Saud Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-5092)
- Hassan Alwafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-1633)
- Nowaf Y. Alobaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-5771)
- Mohammed A. Almeshari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8449-9491)
- Yousef D. Alqurashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-0237)
- Rami A Alyami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6545-5346)
- Abdallah Y. Naser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-7446)
- Mohammad Saleh Dairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7671-3267)
- Ahmed H. Alasimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5322-2326)
- Mansour Majrshi
- Abdulhakim M. Aljumayh
- Atheer M. Al Omayr
Institutions
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
- University of Bisha (SA)
- Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences
- Batterjee Medical College
- King Faisal University (SA)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
- Jazan University (SA)
- Isra University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337822
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00