TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospital Visitors' Awareness and Adaptation of Preventive Measures for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus
AU - Aljarallah, Khalid
AU - Alrukban, Mohammed
AU - Alghamdi, Yazeed
AU - Alenazi, Bandar
AU - Alturki, Khalid
AU - Alkhunaifer, Hamad
AU - Alshammari, Madlol
AU - Alamri, Fahad
AU - Hamadi, Hanadi
N1 - Aljarallah, K. M., Alrukban, M. O., Alghamdi, Y. S., Alanazi, B. S., Alturki, K. E., Alkhunayfir, H. A., Alshammari, M. J., Alamri, F. M., & Hamadi, H. Y. (2020). Hospital Visitors' Awareness and Adaptation of Preventive Measures for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 1–6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.435
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness, and to identify the practice reflection of knowledge concerning MERS on hospital visitor's daily life. Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted in two tertiary referral hospitals, Riyadh KSA from February 2015 to February 2016. A total random sample of 305 hospital visitors consented to participate. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions regarding awareness and practice of measures to prevent the spread of infection. Results: Study shows that Participants have a fair knowledge regarding the cause of MERS, (N=228, 74.8%). Nearly half of them (47%) stated that camels are the source of the spread of MERS. About 70% of the participants preferred both sanitization and wearing facemasks as preventive measures for MERS. However, only 3.95% practiced not eating camel products like milk and meat. Conclusion: Although Hospital visitors showed some knowledge and positive awareness in several aspects of MERS awareness. There are weak areas where knowledge and awareness were not up-to recommended guidelines. Continued educational programs are needed, to improve awareness and knowledge of all the public towards MERS-CoV infection. This study may assist in the development of future strategies on preventive measures of the disease
AB - Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness, and to identify the practice reflection of knowledge concerning MERS on hospital visitor's daily life. Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted in two tertiary referral hospitals, Riyadh KSA from February 2015 to February 2016. A total random sample of 305 hospital visitors consented to participate. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions regarding awareness and practice of measures to prevent the spread of infection. Results: Study shows that Participants have a fair knowledge regarding the cause of MERS, (N=228, 74.8%). Nearly half of them (47%) stated that camels are the source of the spread of MERS. About 70% of the participants preferred both sanitization and wearing facemasks as preventive measures for MERS. However, only 3.95% practiced not eating camel products like milk and meat. Conclusion: Although Hospital visitors showed some knowledge and positive awareness in several aspects of MERS awareness. There are weak areas where knowledge and awareness were not up-to recommended guidelines. Continued educational programs are needed, to improve awareness and knowledge of all the public towards MERS-CoV infection. This study may assist in the development of future strategies on preventive measures of the disease
KW - Awareness
KW - coronavirus knowledge
KW - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus
KW - respiratory viral infections
UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.435
U2 - 10.1017/dmp.2020.435
DO - 10.1017/dmp.2020.435
M3 - Article
SN - 1935-7893
VL - 16
JO - Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
JF - Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
IS - 3
ER -