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Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19
This study examined Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge and reported practice of hand hygiene. In Hajj 2019, a cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Mina, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, of domestic Saudi pilgrims aged ≥18 years by using a self-administered Arabic questionnaire that captured data on pilgrims’ socio-d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33081118 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040160 |
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author | Mahdi, Hashim Alqahtani, Amani Barasheed, Osamah Alemam, Amjad Alhakami, Mohammed Gadah, Ibrahim Alkediwi, Hadeel Alzahrani, Khadijah Fatani, Lujain Dahlawi, Lamis Alsharif, Saeed Shaban, Ramon Booy, Robert Rashid, Harunor |
author_facet | Mahdi, Hashim Alqahtani, Amani Barasheed, Osamah Alemam, Amjad Alhakami, Mohammed Gadah, Ibrahim Alkediwi, Hadeel Alzahrani, Khadijah Fatani, Lujain Dahlawi, Lamis Alsharif, Saeed Shaban, Ramon Booy, Robert Rashid, Harunor |
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description | This study examined Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge and reported practice of hand hygiene. In Hajj 2019, a cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Mina, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, of domestic Saudi pilgrims aged ≥18 years by using a self-administered Arabic questionnaire that captured data on pilgrims’ socio-demographics, hand hygiene knowledge, and reported practices of hand cleaning following certain actions. A total of 348 respondents aged 18 to 63 (median 32) years completed the survey, of whom 200 (57.5%) were female. The mean (±standard deviation (SD)) hand hygiene knowledge score was 6.7 (±SD 1.9). Two hundred and seventy one (77.9%) and 286 (82.2%) of respondents correctly identified that hand hygiene can prevent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections respectively, but 146 (42%) were not aware that it prevents hand-foot-mouth disease. Eighty-eight (25.3%) respondents erroneously reported that hand hygiene prevents HIV. Washing hands with water and soap was the most preferred method practiced before a meal (67.5% (235/348)), after a meal (80.2% (279/348)), after toilet action (81.6% (284/348)), when hands were visibly soiled (86.2% (300/348)), and after waste disposal (61.5% (214/348)). Hajj pilgrims demonstrated a good knowledge and practice of hand hygiene, but there are gaps that are vital to control outbreaks such as COVID-19. |
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spelling | pubmed-77097012020-12-03 Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 Mahdi, Hashim Alqahtani, Amani Barasheed, Osamah Alemam, Amjad Alhakami, Mohammed Gadah, Ibrahim Alkediwi, Hadeel Alzahrani, Khadijah Fatani, Lujain Dahlawi, Lamis Alsharif, Saeed Shaban, Ramon Booy, Robert Rashid, Harunor Trop Med Infect Dis Article This study examined Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge and reported practice of hand hygiene. In Hajj 2019, a cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Mina, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, of domestic Saudi pilgrims aged ≥18 years by using a self-administered Arabic questionnaire that captured data on pilgrims’ socio-demographics, hand hygiene knowledge, and reported practices of hand cleaning following certain actions. A total of 348 respondents aged 18 to 63 (median 32) years completed the survey, of whom 200 (57.5%) were female. The mean (±standard deviation (SD)) hand hygiene knowledge score was 6.7 (±SD 1.9). Two hundred and seventy one (77.9%) and 286 (82.2%) of respondents correctly identified that hand hygiene can prevent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections respectively, but 146 (42%) were not aware that it prevents hand-foot-mouth disease. Eighty-eight (25.3%) respondents erroneously reported that hand hygiene prevents HIV. Washing hands with water and soap was the most preferred method practiced before a meal (67.5% (235/348)), after a meal (80.2% (279/348)), after toilet action (81.6% (284/348)), when hands were visibly soiled (86.2% (300/348)), and after waste disposal (61.5% (214/348)). Hajj pilgrims demonstrated a good knowledge and practice of hand hygiene, but there are gaps that are vital to control outbreaks such as COVID-19. MDPI 2020-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7709701/ /pubmed/33081118 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040160 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mahdi, Hashim Alqahtani, Amani Barasheed, Osamah Alemam, Amjad Alhakami, Mohammed Gadah, Ibrahim Alkediwi, Hadeel Alzahrani, Khadijah Fatani, Lujain Dahlawi, Lamis Alsharif, Saeed Shaban, Ramon Booy, Robert Rashid, Harunor Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title | Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title_full | Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title_short | Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Domestic Hajj Pilgrims: Implications for Future Mass Gatherings Amidst COVID-19 |
title_sort | hand hygiene knowledge and practices among domestic hajj pilgrims: implications for future mass gatherings amidst covid-19 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33081118 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040160 |
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