Scaling up Egyptian community action for health towards COVID19 (Multicenter Study) | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 40, Issue 2, April 2022, Page 96-107 PDF (462.75 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2021.65431.1152 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Eman Sameh1; shimaa anwer  2; Ashraf Ewis 3; eman ghazawy4; shaza fadel5; doaa mahmoud6; somaya ewis7; Ahmed Arafa8; amira Abdel Rahman9; ehab s eshak10; Ebtesam Hassan11; zeinab mohammed abdelsalam6; Eman Mahfouz12
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| 1Public health, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Minia University | ||||
| 31 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences-AlQunfudah, Umm Al-Quraa University, Mekkah, KSA 2 Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||||
| 4assistant professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Minia University | ||||
| 5assistant lecturer of public health, Minia University | ||||
| 6Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt | ||||
| 7Undergraduate Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt | ||||
| 8Department of Public Health, Beni-Suef University | ||||
| 9Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University | ||||
| 10Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt | ||||
| 11public health, faculty of medicine, minia university | ||||
| 12Public health, faculty of Medicine, Minia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Objectives to examine the Egyptians’ behavioral changes with its determinants towards the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate the Egyptians’ perception of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent information, preventive and control measures applied by the Egyptian health authorities. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: An online survey was sent to the Egyptian population via all available means of online communication. Beside the socio-demographic information, the questionnaire intended to assess the behavioral changes and participants’ perception of the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health preventive and control measures towards it. Results: Frequent hand washing with soap and water was the most frequent preventive measure adopted by the participants (84.3%), followed by avoiding crowded public places (83.1%). Nearly two thirds of Egyptian participants (65.2%) stated that the role played by authorities is suboptimal in the containment process of COVID-19 pandemic and almost half of them (49.8%) perceived that the rates notified and declared by the health authority as inaccurate. Worries about the COVID-19 pandemic was the most important determinant for adopting protective behavior. Conclusions: The majority of Egyptian participants adopted and complied with certain specific protective measures against COVID-19 pandemic. Residence, having enough knowledge and worries about COVID19 and being in a potential exposure to COVID-19 infection were significantly and positively influencing the protective behavior of the participants. Keywords: Behavioral change, COVID-19, pandemic, worries, Egyptian population | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Behavioral change; COVID-19; pandemic; worries; Egyptian population | ||||
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