Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Public Health. 2019 Nov-Dec;12(6):772-776. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.04.007. Epub 2019 Apr 23.
Few studies have reported the uptake of health preventive measures among Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. Yet, none of these studies have explored their perceptions of health risks at Hajj or pretravel health-advice-seeking behavior.
A cross-sectional survey conducted among Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.
Of 344 pilgrims who completed the survey, 44% sought some form of pretravel health information; among them, 38% from non-medical sources. About 67% of participants received an influenza vaccine, and 8.7% received a pneumococcal vaccine. Lack of aware of vaccine availability was the main reason for nonreceipt (26%). Being employed and having a high level of education were significant factors in vaccine uptake. Two thirds of pilgrims carried some medications to use during Hajj; analgesics, antipyretics and antibiotics were the most reported drugs. Various methods of hand hygiene were the most used preventive measures (≈65%) followed by facemask use (53%). Those who concerned about food poisoning at Hajj were more likely to cleaned their hands with hand sanitizers (aOR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.1-5.4, p = 0.01) and avoid eating food from street vendors (aOR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.1-7.5, p = 0.02).
Pretravel health-advice-seeking behavior and the use of preventive measures during Hajj were suboptimal among Saudi Hajj pilgrims.
鲜有研究报告过来自沙特阿拉伯的朝觐者采取健康预防措施的情况。然而，这些研究均未探讨他们对朝觐期间健康风险的认知或行前寻求健康建议的行为。
在来自沙特阿拉伯的朝觐者中开展了一项横断面调查。
在完成调查的 344 名朝觐者中，44%的人寻求过某种形式的行前健康信息；其中 38%来自非医疗来源。约 67%的参与者接种了流感疫苗，8.7%的人接种了肺炎球菌疫苗。不知道疫苗的可获得性是未接种的主要原因（26%）。有工作和高教育水平是疫苗接种的重要因素。三分之二的朝觐者携带了一些在朝觐期间使用的药物；镇痛药、退烧药和抗生素是报告最多的药物。各种手部卫生方法是最常使用的预防措施（≈65%），其次是戴口罩（53%）。那些担心在朝觐期间食物中毒的人更有可能使用手部消毒剂（aOR=2.5，95%CI=1.1-5.4，p=0.01）和避免从街头小贩处购买食物（aOR=2.9，95%CI=1.1-7.5，p=0.02）。
沙特朝觐者在行前寻求健康建议和在朝觐期间采取预防措施的情况并不理想。
