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| Autor/inn/en | AlHajri, Lamia; Mohamed, Heba M. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Measuring the Level of Knowledge and Awareness about COVID-19 among the Community of a College in Dubai: A Comparative Study between Participants of Health Sciences and Non-Health Sciences Backgrounds |
| Quelle | In: SAGE Open, 12 (2022) 2, (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (AlHajri, Lamia) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440221091723 |
| Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Knowledge Level; Health Sciences; College Faculty; School Personnel; College Students; Majors (Students); Females; Single Sex Colleges; Information Dissemination; Risk Management; Health Behavior; Etiology; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Immunization Programs; Mortality Rate; Public Policy; United Arab Emirates |
| Abstract | COVID-19, which has become a worldwide pandemic, prompted various healthcare organizations to take measures to stop or slow its spread. These measures require behavioral change. According to the health belief model, knowledge and awareness are needed to establish an assessment of threat and determine whether a behavior will be changed. Since the situation is related to a viral infection, it is expected that people with health backgrounds will have more knowledge and awareness about COVID-19. This study aims to compare the levels of COVID-19 knowledge and awareness of faculty, staff, and students in health sciences and non-health sciences disciplines at an all-female college in Dubai. This will help anticipate the risk for individuals, and predict compliance with regulations. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered online questionnaire. The results were analyzed using chi-square or Fisher's exact test. Participants' knowledge and awareness regarding contagiousness, transmission, incubation period, recovery and mortality rate, susceptibility of elderly people, and the stay-at-home policy were generally high, regardless of their background. This high level of knowledge could be attributed to the rapid dissemination of information through social media. Participants from the health sciences were significantly more knowledgeable about certain preventive measures, the causative pathogen, and its transmission through animals (p < 0.05). Overall, there was a high level of knowledge and awareness among the participants, regardless of their background, yet there are some areas that needs enhancement. Assessing knowledge and awareness is important for ensuring that people understand and change their behavior to mitigate its spread. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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