Public awareness in Egypt about COVID-19 spread in the early phase of the pandemic

Elgendy, Marwa O.; El-Gendy, Ahmed O.; Abdelrahim, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.002

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“…This might be because of the serious situation of the epidemic and the overwhelming news reports on this public health emergency and that the government and some organizations like WHO have made their best effort to make communities knowledgeable about the coronavirus pandemic state. These study findings were supported by findings of (Elgendy, El-Gendy et al 2020) in their study "Public awareness in Egypt about COVID-19 spread in the early phase of the pandemic", where nearly 82% of the respondents were classified as knowledgeable about coronavirus and its treatment. Also, in the same line, (Narayana, Pradeepkumar et al 2020) in their study titled "Knowledge, perceptions, and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic among the general public of India: A cross-sectional online survey", found that the respondents' mean knowledge score of COVID-19 was 7.47, indicating that the overall accurate knowledge rate was 74.7%.…”

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Assessment of implementing the Safety Measures and Prevention to reduce the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt

Hussein

Eltaib

2021

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused significant mortality, so implementation of universal safety measures and prevention in all countries led to an improvement in social and economic aspects, and long-term health outcomes for many communities. The study aimed to assess the implementation of safety measures and prevention to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt. Methods: Descriptive design was used; a selfadministered questionnaire was distributed among adult Egyptians at the various governorates"the Great Cairo, Al-Dakahlia, and Assuit" through social media. Sample: 400 adult respondents who completed the questionnaire were enrolled in the study pertaining to inclusive criteria. Tools: Structured questionnaire included the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and knowledge assessment sheet about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and a selfadministered structured questionnaire about the safety measures and prevention. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 26.265+10.868; 27.5% of the respondents were living in Cairo and 25% in Giza, respectively; 30% of the respondents had asatisfactory level of knowledge about COVID-19 with social media as their source of information, and 98% of them had a satisfactory level of knowledge about the spread of new Coronavirus disease. The respondents were highly positive about hand washing, wearing medical masks, and home quarantine as safety measures and prevention. Conclusion: The majority of respondents possessed a satisfactory level of knowledge about COVID-19, ways through which the virus spreads, and implementation of the safety measures and prevention to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt. Recommendations: It is recommended that the study be applied to a larger population, especially with the arrival of the second wave of the virus, and also health awareness be increased about COVID-19 by WHO based in Egypt with the help of multi-social media like twitter or periodical SMS with health instructions from Egyptian Ministry of Health to the population.

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Assessment of implementing the Safety Measures and Prevention to reduce the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt

Hussein

Eltaib

2021

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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“…So, it is urgently advised and requested that preventive measures and quarantine should be strictly followed 23 . Also, there is an urgent requirement to have educational science and technology to fight against any such pandemic in the future 4 …”

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“…The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus is mainly spread after close contact with infected people during coughing or sneezing. Moreover people may also become infected by touching a contaminated surface or object, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth 4 …”

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A study of the possible factors affecting COVID‐19 spread, severity and mortality and the effect of social distancing on these factors: Machine learning forecasting model

Zawbaa

El-Gendy

Saeed

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Int J Clinical Practice

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Backgrounds SARS‐CoV‐2 is affecting different countries all over the world, with significant variation in infection‐rate and death‐ratio. We have previously shown a presence of a possible relationship between different variables including the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, average age, gender, and malaria treatment, and the rate of spread, severity and mortality of COVID‐19 disease. This paper focuses on developing machine learning models for this relationship. Methods We have used real‐datasets collected from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to develop a model from China data as the baseline country. From this model, we predicted and forecasted different countries' daily confirmed‐cases and daily death‐cases and examined if there was any possible effect of the variables mentioned above. Results The model was trained based on China data as a baseline model for daily confirmed‐cases and daily death‐cases. This machine learning application succeeded in modelling and forecasting daily confirmed‐cases and daily death‐cases. The modelling and forecasting of viral spread resulted in four different regions; these regions were dependent on the malarial treatments, BCG vaccination, weather conditions, and average age. However, the lack of social distancing resulted in variation in the effect of these factors, for example, double‐humped spread and mortality cases curves and sudden increases in the spread and mortality cases in different countries. The process of machine learning for time‐series prediction and forecasting, especially in the pandemic COVID‐19 domain, proved usefulness in modelling and forecasting the end status of the virus spreading based on specific regional and health support variables. Conclusion From the experimental results, we confirm that COVID‐19 has a very low spread in the African countries with all the four variables (average young age, hot weather, BCG vaccine and malaria treatment); a very high spread in European countries and the USA with no variable (old people, cold weather, no BCG vaccine and no malaria). The effect of the variables could be on the spread or the severity to the extent that the infected subject might not have symptoms or the case is mild and can be missed as a confirmed‐case. Social distancing decreases the effect of these factors.

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“…14 This questionnaire was very important as the awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 instructions are very crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality, and prevent the spread of the disease. 19 The participants' awareness and practices were evaluated across all the questionnaire items. The distribution of the demographic data of the participants showed that there was a higher percentage of males, married, college graduated, a number of a family group more than three, living in cities and employees had COVID-19 disease.…”

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COVID‐19 patients and contacted person awareness about home quarantine instructions

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Objective One of the keys elements to control the transmission of COVID‐19 is to decrease the source of infection and transmission to the community. Following the instructions is very important to achieve that. This study aimed to evaluate awareness and practices related to the COVID‐19 quarantine instructions among the home quarantine COVID‐19 patients, and persons who contacted them at home quarantine. Methods During May and June 2020, the home quarantine COVID‐19 patients (mild and moderate cases who need not be admitted to hospital) and the contacting persons were asked to fill an online structured questionnaire. Data were collected to assess the awareness regarding the quarantine instructions. The questionnaire was divided into three sections, consisting of 35 questions for a total possible score of 0‐35. The first section was to assess the participants' awareness [19 items]; the second was to assess the awareness of the participants’ families [11 items]; the third was to assessing awareness and attitude regarding the efforts provided to face COVID‐19 [5 items]. Results A total of 300 subjects participated, 96% of them were committed not to leave the house till the end of the self‐isolation period; 85% cared for house cleanliness and good ventilation of rooms; 63% maintained a balanced diet without fats, oil, and sugar; 70% used vitamins D and A to strengthen the immune system. The important role of the media in informing subjects of COVID‐19 was known by 90%, while 63% of the participants are not satisfied with the hospital services in the area where they live. The average score of this questionnaire was 28.18/35 (80.5%) about the awareness of COVID‐19 quarantine instructions. Conclusion Home quarantined COVID‐19 patients and people in close contact with them in the study had a good awareness of the home quarantine instructions. They had good knowledge about the home quarantine instructions; instructions for family members of infected patients; and awareness and attitude of the efforts provided to counter COVID‐19.

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Public awareness in Egypt about COVID-19 spread in the early phase of the pandemic

Abstract: Highlights Egypt is a tourist and investment country. Public awareness of the coronavirus can oppose disease. Participants had good knowledge of coronavirus.

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

Assessment of implementing the Safety Measures and Prevention to reduce the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt

Assessment of implementing the Safety Measures and Prevention to reduce the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt

A study of the possible factors affecting COVID‐19 spread, severity and mortality and the effect of social distancing on these factors: Machine learning forecasting model

COVID‐19 patients and contacted person awareness about home quarantine instructions

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