The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study
Alanzi, M., Albalawi, M., Kabrah, S., Aljehani, Y., Okashah, A., Yenbaawi, A., Alrehaily, S., Aljumaidi, A., Alkabli, B., Almutairi, M., Alghamdi, R., Alsharif, M., Aljohani, Z., Alribyawi, R., Alluqmany, S., Aljohani, A., Aljehani, S., Alghamdi, Z., Aljermaawi, A., Aldebeesi, A., Almutairi, M., Alanzi, K., Alanzi, N., Umar, S., Almutari, F., Altorgmi, H., Abdel-Mageed, O., Donkol, A., Abdel-Haleem, M., Baghdadi, H., El Sayed, S. (2023). The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 911-923. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739
Mariam Eid Alanzi; Mona Ali H. Albalawi; Saeed Kabrah; Yasmeen Talal Aljehani; Ahmed M. Okashah; Ayman M Yenbaawi; Sami Saleem Alrehaily; Areej Meshal Aljumaidi; Bandar Alkabli; Mohamed Hamed Almutairi; Riyadh Alghamdi; Manal Ali Alsharif; Zohoor Dahie Aljohani; Rehab Ismail H. Alribyawi; Sultan Ahmed H. Alluqmany; Ahlam Awad Aljohani; Suzan Talal Aljehani; Zain Jaber Alghamdi; Ahmad Mohsen Aljermaawi; Amir Gadhyan Aldebeesi; May Mohamed Almutairi; Khalid Eid Alanzi; Nusaybah Eid Alanzi; Saud Idris Umar; Fahad Majed Almutari; Hamza Bakeet Altorgmi; Osama Abdel-Mageed; Abdel-Raheem Donkol; Mohamed Abdel-Haleem; Hussam H. Baghdadi; Salah Mohamed El Sayed. "The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2023, 911-923. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739
Alanzi, M., Albalawi, M., Kabrah, S., Aljehani, Y., Okashah, A., Yenbaawi, A., Alrehaily, S., Aljumaidi, A., Alkabli, B., Almutairi, M., Alghamdi, R., Alsharif, M., Aljohani, Z., Alribyawi, R., Alluqmany, S., Aljohani, A., Aljehani, S., Alghamdi, Z., Aljermaawi, A., Aldebeesi, A., Almutairi, M., Alanzi, K., Alanzi, N., Umar, S., Almutari, F., Altorgmi, H., Abdel-Mageed, O., Donkol, A., Abdel-Haleem, M., Baghdadi, H., El Sayed, S. (2023). 'The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 911-923. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739
Alanzi, M., Albalawi, M., Kabrah, S., Aljehani, Y., Okashah, A., Yenbaawi, A., Alrehaily, S., Aljumaidi, A., Alkabli, B., Almutairi, M., Alghamdi, R., Alsharif, M., Aljohani, Z., Alribyawi, R., Alluqmany, S., Aljohani, A., Aljehani, S., Alghamdi, Z., Aljermaawi, A., Aldebeesi, A., Almutairi, M., Alanzi, K., Alanzi, N., Umar, S., Almutari, F., Altorgmi, H., Abdel-Mageed, O., Donkol, A., Abdel-Haleem, M., Baghdadi, H., El Sayed, S. The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 6(2): 911-923. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739

The medical and biochemical knowledge of health care professionals regarding the management of MERS-CoV: lessons from 2019 pilgrimage season in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

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Volume 6, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 911-923  XML PDF (267.42 K)
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DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2023.249457.1739
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Mariam Eid Alanzi1; Mona Ali H. Albalawi2; Saeed Kabrah3; Yasmeen Talal Aljehani4; Ahmed M. Okashah5; Ayman M Yenbaawi6; Sami Saleem Alrehaily7; Areej Meshal Aljumaidi8; Bandar Alkabli9; Mohamed Hamed Almutairi10; Riyadh Alghamdi11; Manal Ali Alsharif7; Zohoor Dahie Aljohani7; Rehab Ismail H. Alribyawi7; Sultan Ahmed H. Alluqmany12; Ahlam Awad Aljohani7; Suzan Talal Aljehani13; Zain Jaber Alghamdi14; Ahmad Mohsen Aljermaawi11; Amir Gadhyan Aldebeesi11; May Mohamed Almutairi15; Khalid Eid Alanzi16; Nusaybah Eid Alanzi17; Saud Idris Umar18; Fahad Majed Almutari11; Hamza Bakeet Altorgmi11; Osama Abdel-Mageed19; Abdel-Raheem Donkol20; Mohamed Abdel-Haleem21; Hussam H. Baghdadi22; Salah Mohamed El Sayed email 23
1Diabetologist Consultant, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
2Family Medicine Consultant, Ministry of Health, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
3Laboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4Family Medicine Consultant & Chief of academic and training Affairs, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
5Consultant Clinical Immunology, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
6Department of Hajj and Umrah, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7Family Medicine Consultant, Ministry of Health, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
8Consultant Diabetes Management & Family Medicine, Diabetes Fellowship Program Director at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital & Chairperson of diabetes mellitus initiative in NGHA Madinah sector & Head of the research unit in family medicine program at PMBAH & Trainer in family medicine joint program at PMBAH, MBBS, SBFM, ABFM, DM Fellowship
9Pediatric Consultant, and VP healthcare delivery, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
10Otolaryngology consultant, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
11Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
12Health Control Center, Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
13King Salman Bin Abdel-Aziz Medical city, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
14Endocrinology consultant, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
15Taibah University Internship, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
16MBBS program, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
17MBBS program, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Rayyan Medical Colleges, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
18Pediatrics resident, Maternity & Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
19Consultant of Anesthesia, National Guards Health Affairs, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
20Department of Surgery, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia & Department of Surgery, Aswan Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Egypt.
21Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
22Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
23Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia & Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic was a serious healthcare concern not responding to conventional anti-viral therapies between 2012 and 2017 with high fatality rates. Saudi Arabia is still among the best world examples in combating both MERS-CoV and COVID-19 pandemics.
Objectives: Investigating the medical and biochemical knowledge of healthcare professionals in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia on preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures against MERS-CoV epidemic.
Subjects and methods: In 2019, this cross-sectional study included 416 healthcare personnel of which 402 participants answered the questions with a response rate of 96.7%. Specialties of participants were medical students (1.4%), physicians (64.4%), nurses (23.6%) and others (10.7%).
Results: The vast majority of the investigated healthcare personnel gave the right answers. 96.7% of the participants answered that washing hands using water helps prevent MERS-CoV. 90.8% of the participants answered that wearing a clean non-sterile long-sleeved gown and gloves does helps prevent MERS-CoV infection. 94.7% of participants answered that using alcohol-based hand rub helps prevent MERS-CoV infection. 92.03% of the participants thought that wearing protective equipment does help preventing MERS-CoV infection. 86.1% answered that there is no vaccine available against MERS-CoV infection and 86.1% answered that taking vaccines is suitable for preventing MERS-CoV infection. 90.04% of the participants answered that MERS-CoV patients should be diagnosed using PCR and 84.3% thought that the highest levels of anti-CoV antibodies are in abattoir workers while 87.8% thought that isolation of suspected cases helps preventing MERS-CoV infection.
Conclusion: The investigated healthcare workers had a satisfactory knowledge on the preventive and therapeutic measures and biochemical knowledge against MERS-CoV epidemic at mass gatherings as pilgrimage season.
Keywords
MERS-CoV; Health care; Preventive measures; Vaccine; Health knowledge
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