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. 2022 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S454-S459.
doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_178_22. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Perceptions of Dietary Factors Promoting and Preventing Kidney Stones Among Taif City Population - A Cross-Sectional Study

Ahmed Althobity  1 , Norah Khalid Alosaimi  2 , Manar H Alghoraibi  2 , Amaal A Alzahrani  2 , Rawan M Altowairqi  2 , Shumukh G Althobaiti  2 , Haneen S Almalki  2
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Perceptions of Dietary Factors Promoting and Preventing Kidney Stones Among Taif City Population - A Cross-Sectional Study

Ahmed Althobity et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Background and aim: Renal stones are the most common urological disorder resulting in different marked morbidities with different risk factors. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of the general population regarding dietary factors in promoting and preventing nephrolithiasis in the Taif region.

Methods: We carried out this cross-sectional study during a period of 4 months. All Taif city population who were ≥18 years old were included in the study regardless of their gender and history of urolithiasis. Participants were excluded if they were <18 years of age, not Taif city residents, and whose primary language was not Arabic. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 23.

Results: It was found that 68.4% of the participants had poor knowledge of dietary risk factors. Further, 86.4% of the participants thought that their diet could affect the risk of kidney stone formation, and 88.6% believed that water can decrease the risk of kidney stone formation. In addition, 54.5% and 66.3% knew that increased consumption of meat and smoking can increase the risk of kidney stone formation.

Conclusion: The knowledge regarding specific dietary risk factors promoting and preventing kidney stones formation was poor among the Taif city population.

Keywords: Diet; lifestyle; nephrolithiasis; prevention.

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