Abstract

Background: Hypoglycemic attack refers to a medical condition in which blood glucose level decreases to a dangerous level (less than 40 mg/dl), resulting in the appearance of a physiological shock in the body. This study was aimed to assess the level of awareness of the general population in Saudi Arabia toward hypoglycemic attacks and to explore the relationship between the level of awareness and various socio-demographic factors.
Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 420 participants were randomly enrolled. A pre-tested questionnaire was used in data collection. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the collected data.
Results: This study comprises 50.7% females and 49.3% males; most of them were graduated (49.5%), married (49.8%), and of Saudi nationality (74.3%). The findings of this study indicated that there was a high level of awareness about hypoglycemic attacks among the general population in Saudi Arabia, where most of the participants (n = 335, 79.8%) were identified with a good level of awareness, while 85 (20.2%) had a poor level of awareness. No significant difference was observed between nationality and level of awareness (p = 0.812). On contrary, there were significant differences between gender, age, marital status, and level of education concerning the level of awareness, as the calculated p values were recorded as

Key words: Hypoglycemic attack, cross-sectional study, physiological shock