Volume 26, Issue 120, February 2022

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards covid-19 among Arab nations

Abdullah Alsaihani^1♦, Ghadah Alhamed¹, Omar Almohsen¹, Ahmad Alfawzan², Nasser Alasseri³, Raul Gaikwad⁴

¹Intern, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
²Assistant professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
³Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Intern, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: At the end of 2019, a new epidemic of an infectious easily transmissible disease is emerged in the world, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 was first recognized in China, and then spread around the world, resulting in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Objectives: This study aims to investigate knowledge, attitude and practice of Arab population toward COVID-19. Methods: A self-administered web-based questionnaire was delivered through multiple social media channels targeting population of Arab countries. The questionnaire consists of 22 questions assessing the general knowledge and preventive measures of respondents toward COVID-19. Results: This is the first study to investigate KAP for the COVID-19 outbreak, among the general population of Arabs region. Our findings suggest that Arab residents have adequate knowledge, favorable attitudes, and good practices toward COVID-19. Knowledge of the disease is considered the most important step to any health education activity that is implemented. Conclusions: The majority of Arabs world residents are familiar with COVID-19, hold optimistic attitudes, and have appropriate practices toward COVID-19. Health education programs designed to enhance COVID-19 awareness are beneficial for Arab residents to maintain positive attitudes and appropriate practices.

Keywords: COVID-19, Arabs, Pandemic, Outbreak, Public health, infectious disease.

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms45e1880

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i120/ms45e1880

Published: 26 January 2022