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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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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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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/).
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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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