The perceived threat of COVID-19 and its impact on hygienic precautionary behaviors: A multi-countries study.

Autor: Alzaatreh MY; Al-Balqa' Applied University, Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II Academy for Civil Protection, Paramedic Department, Amman, Jordan., Al-Maraira OA; Vision Colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Khrais H; Zarqa University, Faculty of nursing, Zarqa, Jordan., Alsadi MR; Zarqa University, Faculty of nursing, Zarqa, Jordan., AbuKmail H; School of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine., Bottcher B; School of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) [Public Health Nurs] 2022 Sep; Vol. 39 (5), pp. 899-908. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 13.
DOI: 10.1111/phn.13060
Abstrakt: Objective(s): To explore the perceived threats of COVID-19 and how it changed the personal hygienic precautionary behaviors across multiple countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to survey the four targeted MENA countries: Jordan, Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
Sample: A nonprobability convenience sampling design was utilized. The link to the survey questionnaire was distributed through social media groups within Facebook ® and Twitter ® . The groups are known and accessible by known across the general population at the targeted countries.
Measurement: Data was collected using The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and an adapted instrument that examine the hygienic precautionary behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Answers of participants (n = 2604) were valid and included in the study. The results show that a minimal perception of threat among the participants on most of the BIP-Q5 items (M = 12.9, SD = 7.2). Moreover, the highest compliance rates to recommended hygienic precautionary behaviors were found among populations above the age of 50 years (F = 2.89, p = .04), females (t = 5.18, p = .003), being married (F = 3.09, p = .029), and being a health care professional (t = -2.20, p = .028).
Conclusion: The perceived threat of COVID-19 and compliance rates with the recommended hygienic precautionary behaviors among Arab societies were found to below and need critically urgent attention.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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