Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Alnasser, Ali Hassan A; Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A.; Kalif, Mohammed Sheker H Al; Shahadah, Rubayyi Faris B.; Almuqati, Khawlah Saad A.; Al-Sulaiman, Bashayer Sulaiman A.; Alharbi, Khulud K.; Alabbad, Fatimah Yousef M.; Alabbad, Jamilah Yousf M.; Alquwaiz, Ibrahim Abdulrahman I.; Almashama, Ibrahim Khalil I.

doi:10.3390/medsci9010011

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“…The apparently docile nature of COVID-19 related information recirculation in Saudi Arabian social media platforms is a positive indicator that the general population are aware of the necessary sources, such as the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia for getting their information. 36,37 However, consistent with the findings of other studies regarding judging the validity of information on social media platforms, the Saudi Arabian general population are more likely to judge the validity of information based on their own experience, and deem it beneficial for the public to share COVID-19 related information sans evidence. 10,[16][17][18][19][20][21] Thus, it can be posited that Saudi Arabian general population's perception of COVID-19 related information circulating on social media platforms is of a neutral disposition.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…However, this is not consistent with the findings of previous studies conducted for the Saudi Arabian population, where the Northern Region was seen to be most susceptible. 36 This inconsistency might be not taken into consideration as the number of Northern Region participants in the previously mentioned study is about 1.5% of the total number of participants from other regions; this is the main limitation and weakness of Alnasser et al's 2020 study 36 and it might affect the reliability of the study regarding participants' regional distribution. The current study is suggestive that regardless of the location, there is at least a 1 in 2 chances that the resident might have recirculated information on social media platforms.…”

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confidence: 94%

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Prevalence and Perception Among Saudi Arabian Population About Resharing of Information on Social Media Regarding Natural Remedies as Protective Measures Against COVID-19

Alshareef¹,

Alotiby²

2021

IJGM

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Introduction: Ever since COVID-19 was declared as a global pandemic, there has been a prevalence of misinformation circulating online on social media platforms. In order to better tackle COVID-19 it is important to determine how the general population perceive the sharing of medical information on social media platforms. Based on this, the aim of the study is to analyse the perception of Saudi Arabian Health Care Workers' (HCWs) and Non-Health Care Workers' (NHCWs) regarding the sharing and resharing of medical information, whether true or false, on social media platforms regarding COVID-19. Methods: To achieve the aim of this study, the general objective is to identify the most commonly used Social Media Platforms, determine the proportion of the Saudi Arabian population who have participated in recirculating information in those social media platforms, and to analyse their perception of medical information sharing in social media platforms. This study was conducted using a quantitative research methodology. The measurement tool used for this study was an online survey conducted using Google Survey. A 10-item questionnaire was adopted and translated to Arabic to conduct the survey. Results: The total number of responses for the study were N=1249. The findings of the study indicate that Saudi Arabian general population understand the prevalence of unverified information, but are accepting of the practice of sharing information without evidence on social media platforms, with the belief that such information does not cause actual harm to the general public, but instead would be beneficial. WhatsApp was the most preferred social media platform for receiving and sharing information among participants, followed by Twitter and Snapchat. Conclusion:The findings of this study indicate that the Saudi Arabian population are more wary than the global general population regarding misinformation online on social media platforms regarding COVID-19.

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confidence: 67%

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confidence: 94%

Prevalence and Perception Among Saudi Arabian Population About Resharing of Information on Social Media Regarding Natural Remedies as Protective Measures Against COVID-19

Alshareef¹,

Alotiby²

2021

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“…Binary logistic regression analysis about the practices showed that age, high level of attitude about COVID-19, and higher education were associated with better practices toward COVID-19. This study is consistent with the study by Alnasser et al, showing that the highest level of good practices regarding COVID-19 pandemic was of those aged 35–50, and of those with a bachelor's degree ( 32 ). The correlations between attitudes and practices had been well-established in various studies ( 16 , 33 ).…”

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confidence: 93%

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Urban Residents Toward COVID-19 in Shaanxi During the Post-lockdown Period

Zhang

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China is essentially under control. Under global scrutiny, China has started reviving the social, cultural, and working lives of its inhabitants. However, localized outbreaks of COVID-19 are occurring, indicating that the country still needs to follow disease prevention and control measures. Previous studies have assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the general public in China regarding COVID-19 during the pandemic. However, little is known about knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of Chinese residents regarding COVID-19 after periods of lockdown. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the KAP and other factors among the residents of Shaanxi Province during the post-lockdown period.Methods: A cross-sectional, network questionnaire survey was conducted in Shaanxi Province from October 1–30, 2020. A total of 1,175 urban residents were interviewed via Wen Juan Xing, an online questionnaire tool. A self-developed online KAP COVID-19 questionnaire was developed in this study. The questionnaire consisted of four parts: general information, knowledge, attitude, and practice. Descriptive statistics and binomial logistic regression analysis were used in the statistical analysis.Results: The majority of the participants were knowledgeable about COVID-19. They had optimistic attitudes and behaved appropriately toward COVID-19. Education was an associated factor for the knowledge of residents and the knowledge of COVID-19 was high among people with high academic qualifications. Attitudes were more positive in residents who lived with elderly people, women, and children. The score of practice was higher in residents with positive attitudes and high academic qualifications. There was a positive correlation between age and practice.Conclusion: We found that the KAP of residents in Shaanxi was at a relatively high level during the post-lockdown period. Although the lockdown was lifted, the epidemic is not over. Thus, it is necessary to develop targeted health education programs for residents with different demographic characteristics in Shaanxi.

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“…Similarly, Indonesian females were also reported avoiding prayers, physical gatherings and take preventive measures at worship places during the COVID-19 pandemic than males [24]. In general, our results are also consistent with recent studies conducted in Saudi Arabia which reported that younger and women have higher optimistic attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic than men [13,14,[25][26][27]. These results can be attributed to the increased usage of the social media channels by younger, females, job seekers as well as housewives, which can improve the Islamic knowledge and attitudes regarding the disease, compared to their counterparts.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Coping during COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Community: Religious Attitudes, Practices and Associated Factors

Algahtani

Alzain

Haouas

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many societies’ life aspects and activities including social and Islamic practices; more attention should be given to investigate the interaction between Islamic worships and the spread of the disease. Here, we performed a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire to assess the preventive Islamic attitudes and practices during the COVID-19 lockdown period from the Saudi publics’ perspectives. Mann-Whitney, Kruskal and logistic regression tests were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that most participants had positive Islamic attitudes and practices. However, elders and males were less obeyed to preventive measures during performing worship (p < 0.05). While younger, females and not married were less obeyed when dealing with COVID-19 related death (p < 0.05). Even though, elders were less likely to have poor social and Islamic practices concerning adherence to preventive measures during the pandemic (OR = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.176–0.816) than younger. Furthermore, males, Saudi participants, lower education level, lower Islamic attitudes scores were more likely to have poor social and Islamic practices concerning adherence to preventive measures during the pandemic (OR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.126–2.421; OR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.067–2.322; OR = 3.09; 95% CI: 1.721–5.563; and OR = 1.89; 95% CI: 1.309–2.753, respectively), than their corresponding targeted counterparts. Thus, despite the high preventative perceptions of Islamic attitudes and practices of the Saudi community, our study highlighted some risk groups with less preventative practices. Thus, targeted health education interventions are highly recommended for these risk groups to enhance the commitment to government instructions.

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Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Cited by 47 publications

References 42 publications

Prevalence and Perception Among Saudi Arabian Population About Resharing of Information on Social Media Regarding Natural Remedies as Protective Measures Against COVID-19

Prevalence and Perception Among Saudi Arabian Population About Resharing of Information on Social Media Regarding Natural Remedies as Protective Measures Against COVID-19

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Urban Residents Toward COVID-19 in Shaanxi During the Post-lockdown Period

Coping during COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Community: Religious Attitudes, Practices and Associated Factors

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