Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI：
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00217
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发表时间：
2020-05-27
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Alsharqi, Omar
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作者：
Al-Hanawi, Mohammed K.;Angawi, Khadijah;Alsharqi, Omar
背景资料：沙特阿拉伯针对COVID-19采取了前所未有的严格预防和预防措施，以控制其传播，保护公民并确保他们的福祉。公众对COVID-19的知识和态度会影响他们对预防措施的坚持。这项研究调查了沙特公众在大流行期间对COVID-19的知识、态度和行为。方法：这是一项横断面研究，使用通过在线自我报告问卷收集的数据，来自3，388名参与者。为了评估平均得分的差异，并确定与对COVID-19的知识，态度和实践相关的因素，数据分别通过单变量和多变量回归分析进行分析。结果：大多数研究参与者对COVID-19有所了解。平均COVID-19知识得分为17.96（SD = 2.24，范围：3-22），表明知识水平较高。态度的平均得分为28.23（SD = 2.76，范围：6-30），表明乐观的态度。实践的平均得分为4.34（SD = 0.87，范围：0-5），表明良好的实践。然而，结果显示，男性对COVID-19的知识较少，态度不乐观，良好的做法也少于女性。我们还发现，老年人可能比年轻人拥有更好的知识和实践。结论：我们的研究结果表明，应针对这一特殊的弱势群体采取有针对性的健康教育干预措施，他们可能会增加感染COVID-19的风险。例如，如果健康教育计划专门针对男性，COVID-19知识可能会显著增加。
Background: Saudi Arabia has taken unprecedented and stringent preventive and precautionary measures against COVID-19 to control its spread, safeguard citizens and ensure their well-being. Public adherence to preventive measures is influenced by their knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Saudi public, toward COVID-19, during the pandemic.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, using data collected via an online self-reported questionnaire, from 3,388 participants. To assess the differences in mean scores, and identify factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19, the data were run through univariate and multivariable regression analyses, respectively.Results: The majority of the study participants were knowledgeable about COVID-19. The mean COVID-19 knowledge score was 17.96 (SD = 2.24, range: 3-22), indicating a high level of knowledge. The mean score for attitude was 28.23 (SD = 2.76, range: 6-30), indicating optimistic attitudes. The mean score for practices was 4.34 (SD = 0.87, range: 0-5), indicating good practices. However, the results showed that men have less knowledge, less optimistic attitudes, and less good practice toward COVID-19, than women. We also found that older adults are likely to have better knowledge and practices, than younger people.Conclusions: Our finding suggests that targeted health education interventions should be directed to this particular vulnerable population, who may be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19. For example, COVID-19 knowledge may increase significantly if health education programs are specifically targeted at men.