Dyslipidemia in Lebanese children and adolescents: parents’ knowledge and practices
Khalil Hamadeh, Mariana Boulos, Bachir Atallah, Maya Bou Hamdan, Dina Maddah, Nada Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé Yared · 2026
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Khalil Hamadeh and six colleagues published this 2026 survey of what Lebanese parents know and do about unhealthy blood fats in children. Childhood dyslipidemia seeds later heart disease, and parents control screening and habits. Nearly nine hundred fifty parents of schoolchildren in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon answered an online questionnaire in 2025. Most respondents were mothers, and nearly all held university degrees. The team scored their knowledge and linked it to practices.
Fewer than half had even heard of the condition in children, learning of it mostly from media or clinicians. Average knowledge landed mid-scale. Only a tiny share had ever had their child's lipids tested. Being female, university educated, or a health professional each predicted stronger knowledge, as did having heard of the condition. Knowledge tracked with healthier eating at home and with getting children screened. The authors back education campaigns aimed at parents and frontline clinicians.
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| CREATOR | Khalil Hamadeh, Mariana Boulos, Bachir Atallah, Maya Bou Hamdan, Dina Maddah, Nada Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé Yared |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47605 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |