Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
| Autor: | Amin Daoulah, Abdulmajeed Mobrad, Ahmad Wazzan, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Mohammed Abufayyah, Salah N. Al-Otaibi, Yahya S. Almaleh, Abdullah S. Alhodaib, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Sameer Alhamid, Ahmed Al-Wathinani, Saif S. Alshahrani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice knowledge Adolescent Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis practices Saudi Arabia Validity Disease Saudi population Article Nonprobability sampling 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics 0303 health sciences 030306 microbiology business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak COVID-19 Reproducibility of Results Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine attitude Medicine business Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 5286, p 5286 (2021) Volume 18 Issue 10 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected all regions and countries with varying impacts based on infection rates and the associated fatalities. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 pandemic among Saudi Arabians. Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Web-based questionnaires’ link was sent via emails and social media and sample was 5483 respondents. Purposive sampling ensured only those participants that met the inclusion criteria. Validity and reliability were checked. Results: Most respondents, 67.9%, were aged between 18 and 35 years and highest level of education university. The findings based on the study objectives indicated a high level of knowledge about COVID-19, which indicated early detection can improve treatment by 4701 (85.7%), the disease can be treated at home 84.6%, the disease can be prevented and avoided when precautions are taken 96.8%. Moreover, 37.2% of the respondents still used herbal products to prevent and treat the disease, and 72.1% indicating immediate visit the physician when there are symptoms. Conclusion: Promoting public knowledge about COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health is paramount in defeating this disease. Providing more education and awareness for public to comply with WHO’s recommendation is recommended. |
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