Role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the upgrading of personal hygiene. A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Yosef M. Zakout, Awdah M. Al-hazimi, Mohamad A. Bealy, Nuha A.R. Khalil, Fahmida Khatoon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pneumonia Viral Saudi Arabia 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Washing hands Brief Communication 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Personal hygiene Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Infection Control business.industry Role COVID-19 personal hygiene Hygiene General Medicine Middle Aged Face masks Cross-Sectional Studies Communicable Disease Control Female business Coronavirus Infections Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1658-3175 0379-5284 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To assess the role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in improving personal hygiene in Saudi Arabia. Methods : We administered a questionnaire distributed online between 19 and 28 May 2020 to determine alterations in personal hygiene practices during this pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic phase. Results : We included 211 respondents from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in this study. Improvement at different levels was detected in all examined personal hygiene items compared to the pre-pandemic stage. The percentages of respondents who always washed their hands after coming back home (34.1%), used soap to wash their hands (58.8%), used a hand sanitizer outside (5.2%), wore a face masks while outside (1.4%) and washed their hands before preparing and/or eating food (74.9%) was increased before the pandemic to 89.6%, 90%, 63.5%, 59.2% and 89.1% during the pandemic, respectively. The percentage of respondents who never shake hands with people they know increased from 0% before the pandemic to 62.6% during the pandemic. The mean duration of washing hands with soap significantly increased from 13.31 seconds before the pandemic to 28.01 seconds during the pandemic ( p less than 0.0001). Conclusion : The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a noticeable improvement in the personal hygiene habits in Saudi Arabia mainly those related to COVID-19 prevention. Saudi Med J 2020; Vol. 41 (11): 1263-1269 d oi: 10.15537/smj.2020.11.25402 How to cite this article: Zakout YM, Khatoon F, Bealy MA, Khalil NA, Alhazimi AM. Role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the upgrading of personal hygiene. A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2020 Nov;41(11):1263-1269. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.11.25402. |
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