Prevalence and risk factors of abdominal hernia among Saudi population

• Published in: Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 3130 - 3136
• Main Authors: Mahfouz, Mohammad, Al-juaid, Raghad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.08.2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Abdominal hernia; hernia; ksa; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Original; population; prevalence; risk factors; Saudi Arabia; Hernia; KSA; prevalence; risk factors; population

Objective: Studies assessing prevalence and risk factors of abdominal hernia are scarce in Saudi Arabia, that is why this study aimed to find out the prevalence and risk factors of abdominal hernia among the Saudi Population in 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 500 participants. A p...