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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey

Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected all regions and countries with varying impacts based on infection rates and the associated fatalities. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 pandemic among Saudi Arabians. Meth...

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Autores principales: Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H., Alqahtani, Saleh A., Alhodaib, Abdullah S., Al-Wathinani, Ahmed M., Daoulah, Amin, Alhamid, Sameer, Al-Otaibi, Salah N., Abufayyah, Mohammed, Wazzan, Ahmad M., Alshahrani, Saif S., Almaleh, Yahya S., Mobrad, Abdulmajeed M.
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34065670
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105286
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author Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H.
Alqahtani, Saleh A.
Alhodaib, Abdullah S.
Al-Wathinani, Ahmed M.
Daoulah, Amin
Alhamid, Sameer
Al-Otaibi, Salah N.
Abufayyah, Mohammed
Wazzan, Ahmad M.
Alshahrani, Saif S.
Almaleh, Yahya S.
Mobrad, Abdulmajeed M.
author_facet Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H.
Alqahtani, Saleh A.
Alhodaib, Abdullah S.
Al-Wathinani, Ahmed M.
Daoulah, Amin
Alhamid, Sameer
Al-Otaibi, Salah N.
Abufayyah, Mohammed
Wazzan, Ahmad M.
Alshahrani, Saif S.
Almaleh, Yahya S.
Mobrad, Abdulmajeed M.
author_sort Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H.
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description Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected all regions and countries with varying impacts based on infection rates and the associated fatalities. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 pandemic among Saudi Arabians. Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Web-based questionnaires’ link was sent via emails and social media and sample was 5483 respondents. Purposive sampling ensured only those participants that met the inclusion criteria. Validity and reliability were checked. Results: Most respondents, 67.9%, were aged between 18 and 35 years and highest level of education university. The findings based on the study objectives indicated a high level of knowledge about COVID-19, which indicated early detection can improve treatment by 4701 (85.7%), the disease can be treated at home 84.6%, the disease can be prevented and avoided when precautions are taken 96.8%. Moreover, 37.2% of the respondents still used herbal products to prevent and treat the disease, and 72.1% indicating immediate visit the physician when there are symptoms. Conclusion: Promoting public knowledge about COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health is paramount in defeating this disease. Providing more education and awareness for public to comply with WHO’s recommendation is recommended.
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spelling pubmed-81565262021-05-28 Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H. Alqahtani, Saleh A. Alhodaib, Abdullah S. Al-Wathinani, Ahmed M. Daoulah, Amin Alhamid, Sameer Al-Otaibi, Salah N. Abufayyah, Mohammed Wazzan, Ahmad M. Alshahrani, Saif S. Almaleh, Yahya S. Mobrad, Abdulmajeed M. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected all regions and countries with varying impacts based on infection rates and the associated fatalities. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 pandemic among Saudi Arabians. Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Web-based questionnaires’ link was sent via emails and social media and sample was 5483 respondents. Purposive sampling ensured only those participants that met the inclusion criteria. Validity and reliability were checked. Results: Most respondents, 67.9%, were aged between 18 and 35 years and highest level of education university. The findings based on the study objectives indicated a high level of knowledge about COVID-19, which indicated early detection can improve treatment by 4701 (85.7%), the disease can be treated at home 84.6%, the disease can be prevented and avoided when precautions are taken 96.8%. Moreover, 37.2% of the respondents still used herbal products to prevent and treat the disease, and 72.1% indicating immediate visit the physician when there are symptoms. Conclusion: Promoting public knowledge about COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health is paramount in defeating this disease. Providing more education and awareness for public to comply with WHO’s recommendation is recommended. MDPI 2021-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8156526/ /pubmed/34065670 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105286 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Alqahtani, Abdulrahman H.
Alqahtani, Saleh A.
Alhodaib, Abdullah S.
Al-Wathinani, Ahmed M.
Daoulah, Amin
Alhamid, Sameer
Al-Otaibi, Salah N.
Abufayyah, Mohammed
Wazzan, Ahmad M.
Alshahrani, Saif S.
Almaleh, Yahya S.
Mobrad, Abdulmajeed M.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title_full Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title_fullStr Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title_short Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Saudi Population-Based Survey
title_sort knowledge, attitude, and practice (kap) toward the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic in a saudi population-based survey
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34065670
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105286
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