A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward COVID-19 among Students and Staff in Asir, Saudi Arabia during the Second Wave of the Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Being in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals' perceptions change on a daily basis, and this starts to inform the status of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) during the second wave of the pandemic.

Aim

To assess the KAP on COVID-19 among students, teaching staff, and administrative staff in the Asir region for the first time.

Methods

A questionnaire-based survey cross-sectional study was conducted from 10 February to 10 March 2021 using an online questionnaire.

Results

In the survey of students and staff in educational institutes in the Asir region, the target population were well informed about COVID-19; in 10 out of 13 questions, more than 80% of the respondents answered correctly. The attitude of the target popu

SUBMITTER: Sheraba NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9783384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature