Knowledge and practice among the population of Saudi Arabia eastern province during the H1N1 pandemic 2009
Joint Authors
al-Haddad, Samir Abd Allah
Irzayqat, Fatimah Abd Allah
al-Riqraq, Fatimah Jafar
al-Dar, Manahil Mahmud
al-Ribih, Yafiah Ali
al-Sayyid, Adil Salman
Source
Issue
Vol. 36, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : It is well-known that public compliance with health directives is a prerequisite for an effective pandemic management and that individual beliefs, perceptions and knowledge are important factors in determining this compliance.
Objective : To evaluate the level of people’s knowledge and practice towards Influenza A (H1N1pandemic).
Design : A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting : Five commercial malls, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Method : Self-administered questionnaires which were distributed among 550 adults attending specific commercial malls in Eastern Province from 27th of June to 11th of July 2009.
Result : A total of 550 adults participated in this study.
Five-hundred twenty-seven (95.8 %) participants were Saudi and 286 (52 %) were males.
Five-hundred forty-seven (99.5 %) participants heard about “swine flu”.
Five-hundred thirty-eight (97.8 %) knew that this disease is transmissible to humans.
Four-hundred eighty-six (88.4 %) thought that the disease can be prevented.
Three-hundred nine (56.2 %) participants stated that there is a vaccine against the disease.
Two-hundred thirty-six (42.9 %) stated that they were washing their hands and the same figure stated that they were avoiding people with seasonal influenza symptoms.
Moreover, only ninety (16.4 %) stopped kissing and hugging friends and relatives and 68 (12.4 %) stopped shaking hands.
Conclusion : Although the knowledge of the people in Eastern Province in KSA about Influenza A (H1N1) was good, poor compliance with the government recommended preventive measures was noted.
This study proved that there is a need for more efforts to encourage the public to undertake specific behaviours related to preventive measures of infectious diseases outbreaks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sayyid, Adil Salman& al-Haddad, Samir Abd Allah& Irzayqat, Fatimah Abd Allah& al-Riqraq, Fatimah Jafar& al-Dar, Manahil Mahmud& al-Ribih, Yafiah Ali. 2014. Knowledge and practice among the population of Saudi Arabia eastern province during the H1N1 pandemic 2009. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 36, no. 1, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603433
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayyid, Adil Salman…[et al.]. Knowledge and practice among the population of Saudi Arabia eastern province during the H1N1 pandemic 2009. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 36, no. 1 (Mar. 2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603433
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sayyid, Adil Salman& al-Haddad, Samir Abd Allah& Irzayqat, Fatimah Abd Allah& al-Riqraq, Fatimah Jafar& al-Dar, Manahil Mahmud& al-Ribih, Yafiah Ali. Knowledge and practice among the population of Saudi Arabia eastern province during the H1N1 pandemic 2009. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2014. Vol. 36, no. 1, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603433
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-603433