Public awareness of coronavirus in Al-Jouf region, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Since 2012 and to date, outbreak/new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were always reported in Saudi Arabia. Al-Jouf region is considered as one of the most vulnerable areas to the disease outbreak. This research aimed to assess (to the best of our knowledge), for the first time, the current level of awareness towards MERS-CoV among the Al-Jouf region population through a well-designed multistage questionnaire.

Subjects and methods

A cross-sectional study of 384 participants recruited from various places in Al-Jouf government was conducted through a valid and reliable questionnaire including sociodemographic and MERS-CoV knowledge data.

Results

The majority of the participants showed generally moderate knowledge about MERS-Co

SUBMITTER: Nooh HZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7088303 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature