Preventive Medicine, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 13317, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 13317, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 20;18(24):13424. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413424.
The Saudi ministry of health (MOH) started the preventive measures very early on before having a single case of COVID-19. There were very few studies regarding the awareness and adherence to the preventive measures against COVID-19 among the Saudi population in the literature. The study aims to examine the awareness and commitment to the strict Saudi government preventive measures against COVID-19. A cross-sectional online survey targeted Saudi and non-Saudi populations aged 18+ in March-April 2020. The online questionnaire was designed to explore the participant's sociodemographic data, washing hygiene habits, the general level of awareness regarding COVID-19, and the extent to which they adhere to the government's strict instructions. Out of the 2958 participants in the survey, 23% washed their hands for between 20 and 30 s, 59.6% washed their hands after shaking hands with other people, 67.9% washed their hands after use of other's utilities, 65.9% had appropriately followed the MOH recommended guidelines for home quarantine and social distancing. People in different age groups differed significantly on their practiced hygienic practices score < 0.001. Respondents' educational level had converged considerably and positively on their clean proper prevention practices score, f(2838.3) = 15.70. The majority of the participants adhere to the strict government instructions regarding COVID-19 as they have to obey the law. Health sector employees measured significantly greater hygienic preventive measures and precautions in comparison to other sectors. More public health efforts should increase hygienic best practice scores to achieve the best outcome.
沙特卫生部（MOH）在出现首例 COVID-19 病例之前就很早就开始采取预防措施。文献中很少有关于沙特人口对 COVID-19 预防措施的认识和遵守情况的研究。本研究旨在调查人们对沙特政府针对 COVID-19 的严格预防措施的认识和遵守情况。2020 年 3 月至 4 月，采用横断面在线调查的方法对沙特和非沙特 18 岁以上人群进行调查。在线问卷旨在探讨参与者的社会人口统计学数据、洗手卫生习惯、对 COVID-19 的总体认识水平以及他们对政府严格指示的遵守程度。在接受调查的 2958 名参与者中，23%的人洗手时间在 20-30 秒之间，59.6%的人在与他人握手后洗手，67.9%的人在使用他人的公用设施后洗手，65.9%的人适当遵循了 MOH 推荐的家庭隔离和保持社交距离的指南。不同年龄组的人在实践卫生习惯方面的得分存在显著差异（<0.001）。受访者的教育水平对其清洁正确的预防实践评分具有相当大的一致性和正相关性，f（2838.3）=15.70。大多数参与者都遵守了政府针对 COVID-19 的严格指示，因为他们必须遵守法律。与其他部门相比，卫生部门的员工在卫生预防措施和预防措施方面的得分明显更高。应加大公共卫生力度，提高卫生最佳实践评分，以取得最佳效果。
