The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Mariam Eid Alanzi, Mona Ali H. Albalawi, Saeed Kabrah, Yasmeen Talal Aljehani, Ahmed M. Okashah, Ayman M Yenbaawi, Sami Saleem Alrehaily, Areej Meshal Aljumaidi, Bandar Alkabli, Mohamed Hamed Almutairi, Riyadh Alghamdi, Manal Ali Alsharif, Zohoor Dahie Aljohani, Rehab Ismail H. Alribyawi, Sultan Ahmed H. Alluqmany, Ahlam Awad Aljohani, Suzan Talal Aljehani, Zain Jaber Alghamdi, Ahmad Mohsen Aljermaawi, Amir Gadhyan Aldebeesi, May Mohamed Almutairi, Khalid Eid Alanzi, Nusaybah Eid Alanzi, Saud Idris Umar, Fahad Majed Almutari, Hamza Bakeet Altorgmi, Osama Abdel-Mageed, Abdel-Raheem Donkol, Mohamed Abdel-Haleem, Hussam H. Baghdadi, Salah Mohamed El Sayed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 911-923 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2735-427X
2636-3402
DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739
Popis: Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic was a serious healthcare concern not responding to conventional anti-viral therapies between 2012 and 2017 with high fatality rates. Saudi Arabia is still among the best world examples in combating both MERS-CoV and COVID-19 pandemics. Objectives: Investigating the medical and biochemical knowledge of healthcare professionals in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia on preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures against MERS-CoV epidemic. Subjects and methods: In 2019, this cross-sectional study included 416 healthcare personnel of which 402 participants answered the questions with a response rate of 96.7%. Specialties of participants were medical students (1.4%), physicians (64.4%), nurses (23.6%) and others (10.7%). Results: The vast majority of the investigated healthcare personnel gave the right answers. 96.7% of the participants answered that washing hands using water helps prevent MERS-CoV. 90.8% of the participants answered that wearing a clean non-sterile long-sleeved gown and gloves does helps prevent MERS-CoV infection. 94.7% of participants answered that using alcohol-based hand rub helps prevent MERS-CoV infection. 92.03% of the participants thought that wearing protective equipment does help preventing MERS-CoV infection. 86.1% answered that there is no vaccine available against MERS-CoV infection and 86.1% answered that taking vaccines is suitable for preventing MERS-CoV infection. 90.04% of the participants answered that MERS-CoV patients should be diagnosed using PCR and 84.3% thought that the highest levels of anti-CoV antibodies are in abattoir workers while 87.8% thought that isolation of suspected cases helps preventing MERS-CoV infection. Conclusion: The investigated healthcare workers had a satisfactory knowledge on the preventive and therapeutic measures and biochemical knowledge against MERS-CoV epidemic at mass gatherings as pilgrimage season.
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