Assessment of Physician's Awareness of Allergic Rhinitis

Abstract

A llergic rhinitis is very common condition throughout the world, Worldwide, allergic rhinitis affects up to 20% to 30 % of the population (WHO, 2012). Over 400 million people suffer from allergic rhinitis around the world, which to a large extent remains under diagnosed and undertreated. It is only recently that rhinitis has been recognized as a serious issue with epidemic proportions (kaliner and scarupa, 2015). The concept of this exploratory cross sectional study was to assess the awareness of general practitioners in Cairo and El Gharbia Governorates of allergic rhinitis. The study was conducted on 1000 physicians in hospitals and primary health care centres in Cairo and El-Gharbia governorates. A structured self-administered questionnaire containing inquires about: 1- Socio demographic data of study participants including age, gender, graduation year, residence and hand graduation. 2- Their practice about allergic rhinitis 3- Their knowledge about symptoms and signs suggestive of allergic rhinitis 4- Their knowledge about classification of allergic rhinitis 5- Their knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis