A cross-sectional survey of COVID-19: attitude and prevention practice among Syrians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronavirus disease of 2019 has overwhelmed public health systems worldwide and forced governments to impose draconian lockdowns on entire populations. With no vaccine or treatment during the early days of the pandemic, it is of paramount importance to assess the public's awareness about COVID-19 so that prevention-focused educational campaigns can be sufficiently deployed. This study aimed to gauge the Syrian public's adherence to infection control measures by assessing attitudes and practices during the pandemic which ravaged an already war-torn Syria.

Methods

The web-based cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2020, nearly 11 years into the Syrian crisis. The survey contained 3 sections: socio-demographic characteristics, attitudes, and practice. Multi

SUBMITTER: Bakkar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933052 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature