Abstract
Public awareness regarding specific aspects of urticaria is generally poor to moderate, but no study has examined the public awareness of urticaria in the general population in China. Therefore, this study investigated the general population's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding urticaria. This cross-sectional study was conducted in China from 28 October 2023, to 2 December 2023. The study participants were from the general population (convenience sampling). A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and KAP. The analysis included 1,056 valid questionnaires, mainly from Beijing (49.87%), Fujian (11.84%), Jilin (9.42%), and Hebei (5.50%). The median knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 12 (P25-P75: 6-18), 20 (P25-P75: 18-22), and 27 (P25-P75: 24-29), respectively. A college education or bachelor's degree, a non-medical occupation, a history of urticaria, and experience with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were independently associated with the knowledge scores. Female sex, with children, with a master's degree or above, and with a non-medical occupation were independently associated with the attitude scores. Non-medical occupations, a history of urticaria, and experience with TCM were independently associated with the practice scores. The general population in China shows low knowledge and attitude scores but high practice scores towards urticaria.