Factors Associated With Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Saudi Arabians

Alshammari, Abdullah; Alshammari, Hotoon S

doi:10.7759/cureus.14623

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“…Regarding the adherence of FUTA shuttle bus operators to physical distancing; it was revealed that all the shuttle bus operators adhered strictly to physical distancing measures by reducing the number of passengers apportioned to the seats. This agrees with the findings of Emmanuel, et al [19][20][21][22][23][24][25] which found that there was physical distancing in paratransit (trotro) buses in Kumasi, Ghana. However, this does not agree with the findings of Bonful, et al [18,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] in Ghana which found that social/physical distancing was rarely practiced in Ghana.…”

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"Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures: Case Study of FUTA Shuttle Bus"

Akinsehinwa¹

2022

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Since the beginning of the 20 th century, the world has witnessed several crises which are epidemic and endemic. In the year 1918-1920, the Spanish Flu is popularly known as Influenza occurred and affected about one-third of the world population. In the 21st century, there were disruptive events such as the 9/11 terrorist attack that occurred at Pentagon, the SARS outbreak that occurred in the year 2003, the global economic and financial crisis that occurred between 2008-2009, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak that occurred in the year 2015, and the latest Covid-19 are known to have negatively affected the world economy. The recent novel (2019-2020) Coronavirus (Covid-19) endemic was originated from Wuhan, China in December 2019. It is an acute respiratory infectious disease. Qiu et al. (2017) noted that it was confirmed an endemic by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019) because of its rising human-to-human infection resulting in more than 200,000 deaths within three months ever since the beginning of the outbreak WHO [1]. As of 2nd September 2020, it has been reported in 213 countries and has resulted in approximately 862,234 deaths Worldometers 2020. Liu, et al. [2] noted that surprisingly, the Covid-19 infection and deaths recorded the highest rate when numerically compared to other coronavirus outbreaks like SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and Influenza.

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"Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures: Case Study of FUTA Shuttle Bus"

Akinsehinwa¹

2022

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“…Another national study conducted during the early phase of the pandemic (between March and April 2020) found that hand washing was practiced among 64% of participants [9]. On the other hand, knowledge about COVID-19 among HCWs in Saudi Arabia was evaluated, and it was found that the majority of participants believed that social distancing, wearing face masks, and washing hands are effective methods for the prevention of disease transmission [10].…”

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Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Health Care Workers in Saudi Arabia

Albeladi¹,

Alluli²,

Daghriri³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by a virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Health-care workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 infection. Thus, different infection control strategies have been used to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Our study aims to assess the level of adherence of HCWs to the preventive measures against COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.Methods: An observational study was carried out using data collected by a self-administrated dual-language (Arabic and English) online questionnaire directed to HCWs in Saudi Arabia to measure the level of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures. All HCWs involved in patient care in Saudi Arabia were included in this study.Results: A total of 214 HCWs were included in the study (median age = 30 years; 62% male). Among all the participants, 65% of HCWs were in direct contact with COVID-19 patients, and 18% were diagnosed with COVID-19. The level of overall adherence to mask use was 82%. HCWs were committed to wearing gloves, gowns, and goggles with a percent of 95%, 85%, and 68%, respectively. Conclusion:Our findings demonstrated that HCWs in Saudi Arabia have an acceptable level of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures during the pandemic. Larger studies are required to evaluate the effectiveness of these preventive measures in reducing the transmission of respiratory microbes between HCWs and patients.

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“…Creating awareness of and monitoring for COVID-19 infection control measures in healthcare settings are recommended. Alshammari/April 2021 61 Factors Associated with Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Saudi Arabians. 1568 participants Online questionnaire During the early phase of the pandemic, participants’ perception of susceptibility was low, which resulted in a lack of awareness of some citizens to take the COVID-19 infection seriously.…”

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COVID-19 and Saudi Arabia: Awareness, Attitude, and Practice

Fawzy¹,

AlSadrah²

2022

JMDH

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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has transformed our appreciation of healthcare awareness worldwide. The amount of related data accumulated during this time has surpassed any other outbreak of a viral pathogen. Healthcare awareness is related to one of the nine pillars of the "World health organization (WHO) operational planning guidelines to support country preparedness and response". This review is structured around the awareness/knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP)-related publications in Saudi Arabia up to date to understand the impact of COVID-19 on these domains. The excellent communication effort response from governments, international, and individuals to keep the public informed about the outbreak is highlighted. Unraveling such impacts on the Saudi communities, including healthcare workers (HCWs)/professionals (HCPs), students, patients with different diseases, and non-professional individuals, is essential in containing the outbreak and planning preventive measures in case of future outbreaks.

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Factors Associated With Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Saudi Arabians

Cited by 15 publications

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"Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures: Case Study of FUTA Shuttle Bus"

"Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures: Case Study of FUTA Shuttle Bus"

Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Health Care Workers in Saudi Arabia

COVID-19 and Saudi Arabia: Awareness, Attitude, and Practice

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