Public Awareness and Compliance with Preventive Measures for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in Jazan Area, KSA.
| Autor: | Bashir, Wafa H., Abdelrazek, Eman M., Khair, Amal H., Higazy, Omnia A., Mohammed, Amani A., Salih, Shahinda, Fadlalmola, Hammad A. |
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PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission
PILOT projects CONFIDENCE intervals CROSS-sectional method PREVENTION of communicable diseases PUBLIC health REGRESSION analysis SEVERITY of illness index HEALTH literacy PATIENTS' attitudes SOCIAL isolation QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test PATIENT compliance HAND washing DATA analysis software SOCIAL distancing COVID-19 pandemic HEALTH promotion |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Nursing Education; Oct-Dec2021, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p87-98, 12p |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: COVID-19 being one of the significant public health challenges, preventive measures play an essential role in reducing infection rates and the severity of the disease. This study obtained to estimate the general level of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding emerging COVID-19. Study design: cross-sectional community based. Methods: Data collected using a structured self-administered online questionnaire, distributed to Jazan residents, KSA between March to September 2020. Results: 345 eligible participants were enrolled, among whom the total mean score of the knowledge, attitude, and practice were 19.6 ± 10.8, 34.8 ± 3.4, 32.7 ± 3.4 consecutively, In term of prevention and protection against the virus transmission, only 186 (53.9%) know that hand washing and (54.5%) know that using of the face mask can protects against the virus transmission. Conclusions: The community was highly significant regarding transmission of (COVID19) and implemented most of the precautionary practices, such as avoiding handshaking and using an alcohol hand rub. Most of the participants obtaining an average level of virus-related information and retaining a positive attitude towards overcoming COVID-19 infection, but they reflect a low to moderate level of awareness of Covid19's clinical manifestation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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