Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward COVID-19 among the Population attending primary healthcare centers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah Saudi Arabia 2022

Abstract

Background: Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic, it has become a major challenging public health problem worldwide. This pandemic has affected all aspects of Population life in almost all nations and among all socioeconomic groups. Population of all types are facing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of COVID-19 and severity of the disease in many infected individuals.  As such many healthcare systems have been overwhelmed and HCWs presented with work load . There is a potential shortage of physical resources, such as ventilators and intensive care unit beds, needed to care for surges of critically ill patients, however, additional medical supplies and beds will be of limited help unless there is an adequate medical workforce, as the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continues to occur in small outbreaks in Saudi Arabia. Aim of the study: To assessment the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward COVID-19 among the Population attending primary healthcare centers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah Saudi Arabia 2022.Method: Cross sectional study, was conducted among Saudi Arabia population in primary health care center in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. The questionnaire collected socio-demographic characteristics, assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward COVID-19 Our total participants were(200).Results: show the relation of participant to Attitude, knowledge, Practice score towards COVID-19 regarding the Attitude the most of participants high attitude were (78.0) heave a significant relation were P-value <0.001 and X2 187.240, regarding the knowledge the most of participants high knowledge were (61.0%)  P-value <0.001 and X2 70.360, the Practice the most of participants high Practice were (77.0%) a significant relation were P-value <0.001 and X2 174.040.

Conclusion: Study participants from KSA, not adequate knowledge, positive attitude, and acceptable practices towards COVID-19 Knowledge. Electronic and social media should be effectively utilized to spread awareness of COVID-19 among the public, the Population worry levels regarding transmitting for COVID-19 during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent awareness campaigns that were conducted were associated with increased knowledge, adherence to protective hygienic practices and reduction of anxiety toward the COVID-19 pandemic.