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Influenza is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and pregnant women are at a higher risk of severe complications than the general population. Influenza could spread alongside COVID-19. The study aim to evaluate and contrast the levels of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination with the seasonal influenza vaccine among Saudi Arabian expectant mothers. This observational qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia in July 2022. Probability simple random sampling techniques were employed to select the population. Data was collected through an online distributed Google form questionnaire based on the Health Beliefs Model. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). A total of 1,790 respondents were included in this study. Most of our participants were between 25-29 years (32.1%), and 28.7% were aged between 30-34 years. Most participants did not have any chronic illness (88.9%). Diabetes was the most commonly reported chronic disease among respondents. 45.1% disagreed that the seasonal influenza vaccine made the pregnant lady more likely to have a severe illness, and 43.1% disagreed with the same principle when receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, more than half of the participants disagreed with the statement that Seasonal influenza vaccination is unsafe, and 54% disagreed with the statement that COVID-19 vaccination is unsafe (P value =0.024). Results concluded that the level of acceptance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine (96.1%) was significantly higher than the level of acceptance to receive the influenza vaccine among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia. Copyright © 2022 The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences (IJPRAS). Open Access - This article is under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Background: Vaccine hesitancy poses severe challenges in achieving population immunity. Achieving high COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rates to ensure medical students' coverage as future health care providers is necessary. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccine among medical and paramedical students to determine factors and barriers influencing vaccination decision making. Method: A cross sectional, survey based study was conducted among Al Rayan medical and paramedical students. Data were collected via an online questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS with descriptive statistics. Results: In total, 465 students completed the survey. Over all, students expressed good knowledge of vaccination safety. However, students expressed different opinions towards receiving the vaccine. 52.4% of students showed great uncertainty towards the vaccine, 20.9% refused to take it and only 26.7% expressed that they would take it with great confidence. However, 50.5% of students expressed doubts about the vaccine's efficacy and 52.7% thought the vaccination process was expedited. In addition, 50.6% of respondents think they do not need to be vaccinated because they are still young and healthy. Conclusion: Medical and paramedical students have different outlooks toward vaccination. Several factors contribute to their decision, such as the lack of confidence in data provided by the media and authorities regarding the safety and validation process. Therefore, there is a severe need to educate young adults regarding the importance of vaccination to minimize the negative consequences of COVID19.
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People and Children's infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been increasing dramatically. COVID-19 precaution measures are essential for highly susceptible groups. However, it was not known previously to what extent chronic disease patients were perceived to know about the efficacy of prevention measures. Novel coronavirus-2019 is a highly infectious disease that caused a global pandemic around the world. Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that initiated early vaccination programs despite the global challenges concerning the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. Massive vaccination campaigns have been undertaken in the country;however, negative perception and hesitancy toward vaccines may exist which could reduce public response to vaccination especially the children. Further, studies evaluating the current perception and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines are scarce especially the children. People's and Children's perceptions of pandemic-associated risk are key factors contributing to increased public participation in disease preventive measures. Aim of the study: To assessment of the knowledge of The Risk Perceptions Attitude About The Vaccination Against Covid-19and communication practices of vaccinate about Covid-19 among Children's Saudi in Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Saudi Arabia2022. Method(s): Cross sectional study, was utilized in the present study among secondary school children and conducted from January to April 2022. conducted among Saudi Arabia primary health care center and secondary school children in Makkah Al-Mukarramah 2022. Our total participants were(200). Result(s): Regarding Attitude of the participant toward symptoms of the Vaccinate against COVID-19 Show that is a significant correlation in attitude were p-value =0.001 and X2 63.64, the majority of participant in weak attitude were(57.64%) followed by average were(32.0%), regarding the practices Show that is a significant correlation in practices were p-value =0.001 and X2 85.72. Conclusion(s): During the COVID-19 pandemic, communications designed to promote the adoption of preventive behaviors should focus on increasing the perception of seriousness. Health education programs that are tailored to various socio demographic categories, to improve public awareness, perceptions, and attitudes, are vital for increasing the adoption of outbreak preventive measures. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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Background: The Chronic Neck Pain is the process of degeneration of the cervical spine and the vertebral bodies. It affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral disks of the neck and finally leads to herniation of the disks as well as osteophytes and ligament hypertrophy. Purpose: The cross-sectional analytical study focused on the effect of people Lifestyle during COVID-19 quarantine on number of cases of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) especially Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and compare number of cases before and after the quarantine with taking into account the difference in age and gender. COVID-19 period was characterized by lockdown and quarantine. Methods: data collected from one hospital in Jeddah according the patients diagnosed by Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain in between (1 August 2019 to 30 September 2020) male and female, age 28- 40, exclusion criteria: patient with history of fracture in cervical spine, cervical tumors, neck trauma, patient with age more than 40 and less than 28. Collecting the data of 7 months before the quarantine and 7 months during the quarantine. Results: After collecting and counting data, we noticed that there was a doubling in the number of cases and neck problems, and an increase in the number of cases during quarantine by (58.6%), while in females by (46.25%) in general. It increased by 53.3% of cases. Conclusion: The results clearly showed that the effect of people's lifestyle during the quarantine of the emerging corona virus, COVID-19, on the number of cases of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD), especially chronic non-specific neck pain in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and its impact on males more than females.