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Knowledge and practice of personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Bazaid, Abdulrahman S ; Aldarhami, Abdu ; Binsaleh, Naif K ; Sherwani, Subuhi ; Althomali, Omar W Kumar, Ramesh

PloS one, 2020-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e0243695-e0243695 [Periódico revisado por pares]

United States: Public Library of Science

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Knowledge and practice of personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia
Autor: Bazaid, Abdulrahman S ; Aldarhami, Abdu ; Binsaleh, Naif K ; Sherwani, Subuhi ; Althomali, Omar W
Kumar, Ramesh
Assuntos: Adolescent ; Adult ; Air pollution ; Asymptomatic ; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Control ; Corona ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 - epidemiology ; COVID-19 - prevention & control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Disease control ; Disease transmission ; Disinfection ; Distribution ; Epidemics ; Female ; Gloves ; Hand Disinfection ; Hand washing ; Hands ; Health aspects ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Income ; Infections ; Knowledge ; Male ; Masks ; Medical laboratories ; Medical supplies ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Middle Aged ; Middle East respiratory syndrome ; Pandemics ; People and places ; Perceptions ; Personal hygiene ; Physical Sciences ; Public awareness ; Public health ; Public opinion ; Questionnaires ; Respiratory diseases ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Saudi Arabia ; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology ; Saudi Arabians ; Self Report ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; Social distancing ; Sociodemographics ; Statistical analysis ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Viral diseases ; Viral infections ; Viruses ; Washing
É parte de: PloS one, 2020-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e0243695-e0243695
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Descrição: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emergent infectious pathogen causing an acute respiratory disease called corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Virus transmission may occur by contact, droplet, airborne or via contaminated surfaces. In efforts to effectively control the COVID-19 outbreak, the world health organization (WHO) and the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) have advised the public to practice protective measures to reduce transmission of the virus and reduce incidence of infection. These measures include hand washing, wearing masks and gloves and avoidance of touching the face with unwashed hands. The current study aimed to investigate knowledge and adherence of the Saudi population to these protective actions during the pandemic. After determining the required sample size using power analysis, a cross-sectional online self-reported survey of 5105 Saudi residents was conducted between 25th March to 17th April 2020 to evaluate public knowledge of COVID-19. Participants were all aged 18 years or above, Arabic speakers and residents of Saudi Arabia. Scores were calculated based on knowledge and adherence of the individuals to protective measures. About 90% of participants exhibited a high level of knowledge (scored 2/2) and practice (scored > 3/6) in relation to hand hygiene and wearing gloves and masks. Practice scores were positively associated with females and individuals with high income. Lower practice scores were linked to youth and residents of the northern and western regions of the Kingdom. Over two thirds of participants preferred hand washing to alcohol disinfection, and the frequency and performance of hand washing improved during the pandemic for more than half of respondents. Overall, the findings reflected high public knowledge of SARS-CoV2 transmission routes and adherence to personal protective measures. However, public awareness campaigns with an emphasis on the youth and individuals with low education and income are required to improve overall practice.
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Knowledge and practice of personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Bazaid, Abdulrahman S ; Aldarhami, Abdu ; Binsaleh, Naif K ; Sherwani, Subuhi ; Althomali, Omar W Kumar, Ramesh

United States: Public Library of Science

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