COVID-19 Infection and Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Arabs in the Arab World and Abroad

Journal of Biology and Life Science

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Qablan Almutazballlah¹  Yakti Nosaiba²  Al Tatari Moyasar³  Alnajjar Anas⁴  Elmasri Esmanur⁵  Khatatbeh Abdallah⁶  Alfatlawi Furqan⁷  Dawood Amal⁸  Alyousef Lama⁹  En-Naouaouy Asma^1,10  Habbaba Wafaa^1,11  Al Rifai Samah^1,12  Saqfalhait Zain^1,13  Gablan Mohammad^1,14  Al-Tatari Hossam^1,15 

[1]Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology

[2]College of Medicine, Qatar University

[3]Pediatric Resident. Department of Pediatrics. Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

[4]College of Medicine, Sulaiman Alrajhi University

[5]Faculty of pharmacy, MERSIN University

[6]Faculty of medicine, Ain shams University

[7]Faculty of Medicine, Alnahrain university/college of medicine

[8]Nursing student, College of Health & Sports Sciences, University of Bahrain

[9]Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo

[10]Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University

[11]Faculty of Medicine, Gezira College of Medical Sciences and Technology

[12]Faculty of medicine, Beirut Arab University

[13]Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University

[14]Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University

[15]Director of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Services, The Heart Medical Center

关键词: COVID-19;    Vaccine;    Knowledge;    Prevention;    cross sectional study;   

DOI  :  10.5296/jbls.v14i1.20443

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Macrothink Institute, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Humanity is currently living in one of its worst pandemics due to Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Measures to control this pandemic are affected by the people’s misinformation. This study aims to evaluate the global knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the Arab population regarding COVID-19. Establish any connections between demographic information and the KAP of individuals. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted for a period of 4 months from September to December 2021. A 24-question survey was randomly distributed in 16 different countries. Most of the participants (45.1%) were unsure whether the COVID-19 virus was man-made and released for political purposes. Only 39.6% of the participants believed the vaccine was safe (38.5% responded unsure, and 21.9% responded no). Reassuringly, most of the participants displayed a positive attitude towards the precautionary measures. Most of the study participants had high academic qualifications. Although most of the participants utilized reliable knowledge sources-certified governmental sources (41%) and the WHO and international scientific institutions (23.1%)-, there seems to be a sense of mistrust and uncertainty regarding the origin of the COVID-19 virus. This study identified major gaps in the knowledge of the Arabs which has negatively affected their attitude and practices when it comes to vaccination. More is to be done by authorities to reach the public to assure a proper source of knowledge.

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