Department of Family and Community Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 18;11(1):16769. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96393-6.
Handwashing (HW) with water and soap is one of the cheapest and most effective ways of protecting oneself and others against the coronavirus. Here, the HW knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Saudi adults were assessed during the COVID-19 pandemic using a cross-sectional study conducted between May 8 and June 8, 2020, during a partial lockdown period. A web-based validated questionnaire was distributed through different social media platforms, and the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, seven items related to knowledge, four items related to attitudes, and thirteen items related to the practice of HW were assessed. A total of 1323 (51% male and 49% female) adults from all regions of Saudi Arabia responded to the questionnaire. The overall mean (± SD) was 5.13 (± 1.18) for knowledge of HW and COVID-19, 2.79 (± 0.77) for attitude toward HW, and 7.8 (± 2.56) for HW practice. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed factors associated with knowledge to be age and family income. Sex, educational level, family income, and HW knowledge were associated with negative and neutral attitude, whereas age, sex, family income, and HW knowledge were associated with practice. These results suggest that HW knowledge was strongly associated with positive attitudes toward HW and correct HW practice in Saudi adults during the COVID-19 lockdown.
用肥皂和水洗手是保护自己和他人免受冠状病毒感染的最廉价和最有效的方法之一。在这里，我们在 2020 年 5 月 8 日至 6 月 8 日期间，在部分封锁期间，使用横断面研究评估了沙特成年人在 COVID-19 大流行期间的洗手（HW）知识、态度和实践。通过不同的社交媒体平台分发了基于网络的经过验证的问卷，评估了参与者的社会人口统计学特征、与知识相关的七个项目、与态度相关的四个项目以及与 HW 实践相关的十三个项目。共有来自沙特阿拉伯各地的 1323 名（51%为男性，49%为女性）成年人回答了问卷。HW 和 COVID-19 知识的总体平均值（±SD）为 5.13（±1.18），HW 态度的平均值为 2.79（±0.77），HW 实践的平均值为 7.8（±2.56）。多元线性回归分析显示，与知识相关的因素是年龄和家庭收入。性别、教育水平、家庭收入和 HW 知识与消极和中性态度有关，而年龄、性别、家庭收入和 HW 知识与实践有关。这些结果表明，在 COVID-19 封锁期间，HW 知识与沙特成年人对 HW 的积极态度和正确 HW 实践密切相关。
