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Compliance, Public Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians people Towards COVID‑19: A cross-sectional study

by Aya N. El-Din Sayed 1,* orcid ,  Reem Ahmed M. Abdallah 2 orcid ,  Rana Ahmed M. Abdallah 3 orcid ,  Ahmed N. El-Din Sayed 2  and  Michel Y. Fares 4
1
Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Sharq El-Nile, 62511 Beni-Suef, Egypt
2
Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
3
Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
4
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Sharq El -Nile, 62115, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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IJCMR  2023, 15; 1(3), 15; https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr1030015
Received: 12 October 2023 / Accepted: 21 November 2023 / Published Online: 23 November 2023
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Abstract

Background: 

The world is facing a terrible challenge to overcome the COVID-19 global outbreak. The spread of COVID-19 pandemic disease has put global health, life and work style, social and economic growth at high risk. The current study was aimed at extracting COVID-19 related information, attitudes and behaviors commitment level from the general population and healthcare workers in the central region of Egypt.

Method: 

A cross-sectional online survey of 1312 Egyptian residents was conducted between 11th May and 15th June 2020. A questionnaire containing 28 knowledge and 56 attitude items was completed by all the participants. Stratified random sampling was applied to select the study participants. In this analysis, data was collected using a questionnaire that was developed and validated. The questionnaire included demographic variables and items relating to COVID-19 awareness, attitudes and practices. Descriptive and inferential experiments were carried out.

Results: 

In total, 1312 participants completed the questionnaire; 80.2% of the participants have good knowledge about different modes of transmission of COVID-19, 5.6% obtain their knowledge from WHO website and 60.5% from multiple sources. The results showed positive attitude from the participants towards COVID-19 protective measures as 81.0% wearing masks, 85.2% washing their hands, 76.6% using alcohol and hand gel hygiene, and 64.5% using surface disinfectants.

Conclusion: 

The findings highlight the value of clear communications from health authorities and the government, as well as the need for targeted health education programs to promote awareness, behaviors and practice levels.

Keywords: COVID-19; Egypt; Cross-Sectional; Attitude; Practice;
Copyright: © 2023 by Sayed, Abdallah, Abdallah, Sayed and Fares. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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Sayed, A. N. E.; Abdallah, R. A. M.; Abdallah, R. A. M.; Sayed, A. N. E.; Fares, M. Y. Compliance, Public Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians people Towards COVID‑19: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Clinical Medical Research, 2023, 1, 15. https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr1030015
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Sayed A N E, Abdallah R A M, Abdallah R A M, Sayed A N E, Fares M Y. Compliance, Public Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians people Towards COVID‑19: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Clinical Medical Research; 2023, 1(3):15. https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr1030015
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Sayed, Aya N. E.; Abdallah, Reem A. M.; Abdallah, Rana A. M.; Sayed, Ahmed N. E.; Fares, Michel Y. 2023. "Compliance, Public Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians people Towards COVID‑19: A cross-sectional study" International Journal of Clinical Medical Research 1, no.3:15. https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr1030015

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