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      Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among UAE Residents: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

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          Abstract

          Background

          COVID-19 is an emerging respiratory virus which was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019 and declared as a public health emergency by the WHO on March 11, 2020.

          Aim

          The aim of the study was to investigate the public knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward COVID-19.

          Method

          This is an online cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was in both Arabic and English languages and consisted of 4 segments (demographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice). The results were collected anonymously. The data were entered in Excel sheets and then exported and analyzed using SPSS software.

          Results

          A total of 1,602 UAE residents completed the questionnaire. The mean knowledge score is 71%, which reflects good knowledge. The mean attitude score is 78%, which reflects a positive attitude. The mean practice score is 76%, which reflects good practice. Ninety-four percent of the population avoid handshakes, 93.3% wear face masks regularly, 85.5% use hand sanitizers, and 66% wash their hands, 22.7% drink honey with ginger, 13% still prefer to take garlic, and 82% chose to constantly update themselves with information about COVID-19; however, only 10% relied on purely medical sources.

          Conclusions

          This study showed that UAE residents have satisfactory knowledge and favorable practice, with an overall high positive attitude. However, it is still encouraged to continue efforts in spreading awareness and public health education across all platforms, as well as increase awareness campaigns and correct misconceptions circulating on nonmedical platforms since they are a major source of information for the public.

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          Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

          Mohammed K. Al-Hanawi, Khadijah Angawi, Noor Alshareef … (2020)
          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.
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            COVID-19 - Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Medical and Non-Medical University Students in Jordan

            Hamed Alzoubi, Nedal Alnawaiseh, Asma’a Al-Mnayyis … (2020)
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              Knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding COVID-19 among Sudan citizens during the pandemic: an online cross-sectional study

              Khawla Nasr Aldeen Altayb Mousa, Malaz Saad, Mohammed Tayseer Bashir Abdelghafor (2020)
              Background: A number of protective and cautionary protocols have been adopted to control the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Sudan. People’s commitment to these protocols is affected by their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). Objective: To measure the Sudanese population’s KAP in relation to COVID-19 during the pandemic. Method: A web sample was enrolled with success via the authors’ relations with citizens and standard media in Khartoum, Sudan. A self-administered online KAP questionnaire was completed by the respondents. Results: Among the study sample (n=2336),66.4% between 18 and 29 years old, 60.7% were ladies, 75.9% had a high school education, and 76.1% were Khartoum citizens.  The general correct rate of the knowledge questionnaire was 84.7%. The majority of the participants (94.8%) were ready to commit to the decision of staying at home. A large proportion of the participants (92%) frequently washed their hands or using antiseptic. Conclusion: Health teaching programs geared to enhancing COVID-19 knowledge are useful for Sudan citizens fostering positive attitudes and disseminating knowledge relating to helpful practices. Due to the limited sample representativeness, we must be cautious when generalizing these findings. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, COVID-19, Sudan.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): DMJ
                Title: Dubai Medical Journal
                Publisher: S. Karger AG (Allschwilerstrasse 10, P.O. Box · Postfach · Case postale, CH–4009, Basel, Switzerland · Schweiz · Suisse, Phone: +41 61 306 11 11, Fax: +41 61 306 12 34, karger@karger.com )
                ISSN (Electronic): 2571-726X
                Publication date (Electronic): 16 June 2021
                Pages: 107-114
                Affiliations
                [1 ] aMedical Internship Program, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
                [2 ] bMedicine College, Dubai Medical University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
                [3 ] cDepartment of Family Medicine, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                Publisher ID: dmj-0001
                DOI: 10.1159/000516805
                PMC ID: 8339044
                SO-VID: fce6681f-9b97-400a-8de5-82dfd445b9d6
                Copyright © Copyright © 2021 by The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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                History
                Date received : 22 December 2020
                Date accepted : 1 April 2021
                Page count
                Figures: 3, Tables: 4, References: 11, Pages: 8
                Categories
                Subject: Research Article

                Keywords: covid-19,knowledge, attitude, and practice,uae population
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