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Future Acceptability of Respiratory Virus Infection Control Interventions in General Population to Prevent Respiratory Infections

Background and Objectives: In both pandemic and non-pandemic situations, nonpharmaceutical public health measures may offer easy, low-cost, and effective means of reducing the spread and impact of acute respiratory infections. It is unknown whether such measures would be acceptable to the Saudi comm...

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Autores principales: Alqahtani, Jaber S., Aldhahir, Abdulelah M., AlRabeeah, Saad M., Alsenani, Lujain B., Alsharif, Haifa M., Alshehri, Amani Y., Alenazi, Mayadah M., Alnasser, Musallam, Alqahtani, Ahmed S., AlDraiwiesh, Ibrahim A., Alghamdi, Saeed M., Siraj, Rayan A., Alqahtani, Hussain S., Sreedharan, Jithin K., Alqahtani, Abdullah S., Alzahrani, Eidan M.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35888557
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58070838
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author Alqahtani, Jaber S.
Aldhahir, Abdulelah M.
AlRabeeah, Saad M.
Alsenani, Lujain B.
Alsharif, Haifa M.
Alshehri, Amani Y.
Alenazi, Mayadah M.
Alnasser, Musallam
Alqahtani, Ahmed S.
AlDraiwiesh, Ibrahim A.
Alghamdi, Saeed M.
Siraj, Rayan A.
Alqahtani, Hussain S.
Sreedharan, Jithin K.
Alqahtani, Abdullah S.
Alzahrani, Eidan M.
author_facet Alqahtani, Jaber S.
Aldhahir, Abdulelah M.
AlRabeeah, Saad M.
Alsenani, Lujain B.
Alsharif, Haifa M.
Alshehri, Amani Y.
Alenazi, Mayadah M.
Alnasser, Musallam
Alqahtani, Ahmed S.
AlDraiwiesh, Ibrahim A.
Alghamdi, Saeed M.
Siraj, Rayan A.
Alqahtani, Hussain S.
Sreedharan, Jithin K.
Alqahtani, Abdullah S.
Alzahrani, Eidan M.
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description Background and Objectives: In both pandemic and non-pandemic situations, nonpharmaceutical public health measures may offer easy, low-cost, and effective means of reducing the spread and impact of acute respiratory infections. It is unknown whether such measures would be acceptable to the Saudi community beyond the current pandemic. Materials and Methods: A validated survey was used to test community acceptance of the measures. Respondents were asked which infection control practices they planned to maintain and which they believed should be policies for the community as a whole after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. Results: The survey was completed by 2057 people (95% completion rate), 1486 (72%) of whom were female, 259 (12.5%) of whom were current smokers, and 72 (3.5%) of whom had chronic lung disease. The most prevalent age groups were 18–30 years (933; 45.4%) and 31–40 years (483; 23.5%), with 641 individuals over 40 years old. Of the responses, 93% indicated that they would continue washing their hands more often; 92% wanted both clinicians and patients to wear masks in hospitals; 86% would continue avoiding smoking in indoor and outdoor areas; 73% would continue wearing a face covering on public transportation; 70% indicated that they would continue wearing a face covering in indoor public places. Regarding the respiratory virus infection control measures, 85% (11/13) received significant support (≥70% acceptability level) for continuation as policies in the future. Wearing face coverings outdoors and social distancing outdoors received little support (45% and 66%, respectively). Of the respiratory virus infection control measures, 54% received less support from current smokers than non-smokers (acceptability level < 70%). People with chronic respiratory disease supported 77% of the measures being regarded as policies in the future. Conclusion: The Saudi community supports nonpharmacological respiratory infection control measures that reduce the likelihood of infection. Public health campaigns should target smokers to increase awareness of the importance of these measures in lowering infections. Based on the findings of this study, nonpharmacological treatments should be presented and included in future recommendations for both the public and patients diagnosed with chronic respiratory diseases.
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spelling pubmed-93186052022-07-27 Future Acceptability of Respiratory Virus Infection Control Interventions in General Population to Prevent Respiratory Infections Alqahtani, Jaber S. Aldhahir, Abdulelah M. AlRabeeah, Saad M. Alsenani, Lujain B. Alsharif, Haifa M. Alshehri, Amani Y. Alenazi, Mayadah M. Alnasser, Musallam Alqahtani, Ahmed S. AlDraiwiesh, Ibrahim A. Alghamdi, Saeed M. Siraj, Rayan A. Alqahtani, Hussain S. Sreedharan, Jithin K. Alqahtani, Abdullah S. Alzahrani, Eidan M. Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: In both pandemic and non-pandemic situations, nonpharmaceutical public health measures may offer easy, low-cost, and effective means of reducing the spread and impact of acute respiratory infections. It is unknown whether such measures would be acceptable to the Saudi community beyond the current pandemic. Materials and Methods: A validated survey was used to test community acceptance of the measures. Respondents were asked which infection control practices they planned to maintain and which they believed should be policies for the community as a whole after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. Results: The survey was completed by 2057 people (95% completion rate), 1486 (72%) of whom were female, 259 (12.5%) of whom were current smokers, and 72 (3.5%) of whom had chronic lung disease. The most prevalent age groups were 18–30 years (933; 45.4%) and 31–40 years (483; 23.5%), with 641 individuals over 40 years old. Of the responses, 93% indicated that they would continue washing their hands more often; 92% wanted both clinicians and patients to wear masks in hospitals; 86% would continue avoiding smoking in indoor and outdoor areas; 73% would continue wearing a face covering on public transportation; 70% indicated that they would continue wearing a face covering in indoor public places. Regarding the respiratory virus infection control measures, 85% (11/13) received significant support (≥70% acceptability level) for continuation as policies in the future. Wearing face coverings outdoors and social distancing outdoors received little support (45% and 66%, respectively). Of the respiratory virus infection control measures, 54% received less support from current smokers than non-smokers (acceptability level < 70%). People with chronic respiratory disease supported 77% of the measures being regarded as policies in the future. Conclusion: The Saudi community supports nonpharmacological respiratory infection control measures that reduce the likelihood of infection. Public health campaigns should target smokers to increase awareness of the importance of these measures in lowering infections. Based on the findings of this study, nonpharmacological treatments should be presented and included in future recommendations for both the public and patients diagnosed with chronic respiratory diseases. MDPI 2022-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9318605/ /pubmed/35888557 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58070838 Text en © 2022 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, Jaber S.
Aldhahir, Abdulelah M.
AlRabeeah, Saad M.
Alsenani, Lujain B.
Alsharif, Haifa M.
Alshehri, Amani Y.
Alenazi, Mayadah M.
Alnasser, Musallam
Alqahtani, Ahmed S.
AlDraiwiesh, Ibrahim A.
Alghamdi, Saeed M.
Siraj, Rayan A.
Alqahtani, Hussain S.
Sreedharan, Jithin K.
Alqahtani, Abdullah S.
Alzahrani, Eidan M.
Future Acceptability of Respiratory Virus Infection Control Interventions in General Population to Prevent Respiratory Infections
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title_full_unstemmed Future Acceptability of Respiratory Virus Infection Control Interventions in General Population to Prevent Respiratory Infections
title_short Future Acceptability of Respiratory Virus Infection Control Interventions in General Population to Prevent Respiratory Infections
title_sort future acceptability of respiratory virus infection control interventions in general population to prevent respiratory infections
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35888557
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58070838
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