Knowledge and Practices during the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Middle East: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 9; p. 4699
• Main Authors: Naser, Abdallah Y, Dahmash, Eman Zmaily, Alsairafi, Zahra Khalil, Alwafi, Hassan, Alyami, Hamad, Jalal, Zahraa, Al Rajeh, Ahmed M, Paudyal, Vibhu, Alhartani, Yosra J, Turkistani, Fawaz Mohammad, Hassanin, Fadi Fouad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.04.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; China; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographics; Development and progression; Diabetes; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Education; Epidemics; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Jordan; Knowledge; Kuwait; Kuwait - epidemiology; Low level; Male; Middle Aged; Middle East; Middle East - epidemiology; Pandemics; Population; Public health; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; SARS-CoV-2; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Social networks; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom; Variance analysis; Viral diseases; Young adults; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Jordan; Kuwait; United Kingdom; China; COVID-19; Saudi Arabia; Jordan; Kuwait; practices; knowledge

This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of the general public in the Middle Eastern countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted between the 19th of March and the 6th of April 2020 in three Middle Eastern countries (Jordan, Saudi...