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Estimating the public response to mitigation measures and self-perceived
behaviours towards the COVID-19 pandemic
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Mansuri FMA
; Zalat MM
; Khan AA
; Alsaedi EQ
; Ibrahim HM
J Taibah Univ Med Sci
2020[Aug]; 15
(4
): 278-283
PMID32837504
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OBJECTIVES: Since March 2020, a rapid increase has been observed in the
prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has essentially resulted from
increased disease transmission and intensified testing and reporting. The
international guidelines for the prevention and treatment of the COVID-19
pandemic have been frequently updated. Such guidelines assist the governmental
regulatory bodies in taking optimal measures and safeguarding their citizens
against the pandemic. We conducted a short survey with a Saudi cohort to
understand the awareness about COVID-19 and estimate the responses for mitigation
strategies. METHODS: An electronic survey was conducted, and the first 388
responses were analysed for publishing an initial report. The questionnaire
comprised 27 items and was divided into three sections, namely demographic,
awareness, and response to mitigation strategies and participants' self-perceived
behaviours regarding COVID-19. The perceptions of the participants were compared
with their responses to mitigation measures. RESULTS: In our study, 89.7%
understood the meaning of pandemic, while 82.2% correctly identified that the
elderly belonged to a high-risk group for the COVID-19 infection. As many as
96.1% agreed that staying at home was one of the mitigation strategies. Nearly
35% preferred self-medication. Higher educational level (OR: 2.09, 95% CI:
1.02-4.29) and longer working hours were found to be significantly associated
with a positive response to mitigation measures with p < 0.04 and p < 0.02,
respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We report better understanding and appropriate
response to mitigation measures towards the COVID-19 pandemic among the general
population in KSA. Nevertheless, the tendency towards self-medication was
reported by one-third of the responders.