Alhazmi Amani, Ali Maha Hamed Mohamed, Mohieldin Ali, Aziz Farah, Osman Osman Babiker, Ahmed Waled Am
Public Health Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Khamis Mushait.
Public Health Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University.
J Public Health Res. 2020 Sep 18;9(3):1867. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2020.1867. eCollection 2020 Jul 28.
The general population's compliance with preventive measures and legislation is mainly influenced by their knowledge level, attitude, and practices. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of public residents towards corona virus disease-2019 preventive measures in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study; it used a validated cross-sectional online survey that received responses from 13 Saudi administrative regions. There were 1513 participants who completed the study (55% females; 77.7%, university education). Knowledge level, attitude, and practices towards corona virus disease-2019 were 81.3%, 86.6%, and 81.9%, respectively. The knowledge subscales showed that 1496 (98.9%) participants knew the system targeted by the virus, 96.2% and 97.3% knew the causative agent and symptoms, 783 (52.2%) participants knew the transmission modes, and 696 (46.0%) participants knew about the complications. The attitude subscales included 1465 (96.5%) participants who had dealt with an infected person, 1451 (95.9%) participants who isolated in a health facility, 1195 (97.0%) participants who knew about hand washing, and 1387 (91.7%) participants who thought the virus spread through home delivery. The practice subscales included 1505 (99.5%) participants who properly disposed of gloves and tissues and 1347 (89.0%) participants who reported safe practices when coughing or sneezing. This study showed satisfactory knowledge, attitude, and practice towards corona virus disease-2019 in Saudi Arabia. The educational level is a dominant influencing factor for knowledge, attitude, and practice.
普通民众对预防措施和法规的遵守情况主要受其知识水平、态度和行为的影响。本研究评估了沙特阿拉伯公众居民对2019冠状病毒病预防措施的知识、态度和行为。这是一项横断面研究；它使用了经过验证的横断面在线调查，该调查收到了来自沙特13个行政区的回复。有1513名参与者完成了该研究（55%为女性；77.7%拥有大学学历）。对2019冠状病毒病的知识水平、态度和行为分别为81.3%、86.6%和81.9%。知识子量表显示，1496名（98.9%）参与者知道病毒的目标系统，96.2%和97.3%的参与者知道病原体和症状，783名（52.2%）参与者知道传播方式，696名（46.0%）参与者知道并发症。态度子量表包括1465名（96.5%）与感染者接触过的参与者、1451名（95.9%）在医疗机构隔离的参与者、1195名（97.0%）知道洗手的参与者以及1387名（91.7%）认为病毒通过送货上门传播的参与者。行为子量表包括1505名（99.5%）正确处理手套和纸巾的参与者以及1347名（89.0%）在咳嗽或打喷嚏时报告采取安全行为的参与者。本研究表明沙特阿拉伯对2019冠状病毒病的知识、态度和行为情况令人满意。教育水平是影响知识、态度和行为的主要因素。
