Assessment of attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 pandemic: a survey on a cohort of educated Syrian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused the death of millions of people and affected the lives of hundreds of millions worldwide. The WHO recommendations aimed mainly to reduce transmission, minimize infection, and get people vaccinated. Nevertheless, opinions and attitudes about the disease varied. In this study, we evaluated personal attitudes and practices of a cohort of an educated Syrian population, after several waves of infection with COVID-19 and the release of different types of vaccines.

Methods

A cross-sectional internet-based survey was launched in January 2022.The survey queried the participants' personal experience, attitudes, practices towards COVID-19, and vaccination.

Results

The study included 408 individuals. The respondents were mainly fem

SUBMITTER: Albitar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475446 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature