Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventive Practices Toward G6PD Deficiency in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the world's most prevalent X-linked enzymopathy, yet public literacy regarding its inheritance, haemolytic triggers, and preventive actions remains inadequate in many high-risk populations. This study assessed public knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward G6PD deficiency among adults in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, a region reporting haemoglobinopathy burden and a recent expansion of national newborn screening.

Materials and methods

A community-based cross-sectional survey was administered between May and September 2025 using a bilingual, self-administered questionnaire. A total of 1104 adults (≥18 years) were recruited through convenience and snowball sampling. Knowledge was scored using 13 dichotom

SUBMITTER: Al-Dayan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature