Kawther Mohammed Alismail
Executive Director of Family Medicine Academy, EHC, KSAPublications
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Research
Knowledge, Perception, and Practice toward Personal Protective Measures during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Primary Health Care Attendees in Eastern Province, KSA, 2020-2021
Author(s): Kawther Mohammed Alismail, Bayan Ibrahim Almahfowz, Khadija Abdurazzaq Almaa and Nada Al Bunaian*
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging viral pathogen that causes corona virus illness 2019. COVID-19 virus transmission can happen by touch, droplet, airborne, or contaminated surfaces. In order to successfully contain the COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) have encouraged the public to take precautionary measures to prevent virus transmission and infection. Hand cleaning, wearing masks and gloves, and avoiding contacting the face with dirty hands are among the precautions. The current study sought to assess the Saudi population's understanding and adherence to these precautionary measures during the epidemic. The current study is a cross-sectional design and targeted 400 participants. The study included 400 participants. Among them, there were 291 females (72.8%) and 109 males (27.. Read More»