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Public Awareness Toward Coronavirus Disease-2019
Izzeddin A Bdair1, Mohammad N Alshloul1, Gladys L Maribbay1
1Al-Ghad International Colleges for Applied Medical Sciences, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Background:
The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has become a global issue of concern. Since its occurrence, about 18 million cases have been reported globally and about 280 000 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the general population toward COVID-19.
Method:
A cross-sectional study was conducted. A questionnaire was built by the researchers that was composed of demographics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices sections.
Results:
The sample was composed of 575 participants. The mean scores of knowledge, attitudes, and practices were 16.48 ± 2.90, 10.01 ± 2.18, and 8.91 ± 1.91, respectively. The Ministry of Health constitutes the main source of participants' information.
Conclusion:
The findings showed that participants have good knowledge, positive attitudes, and satisfactory practices toward COVID-19. Yet, areas of low knowledge and negative attitudes were noticed. However, further studies are recommended to design an effective measure to control the disease.
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