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An Epidemiological Study of COVID-19 Cases in Al-Leith, Saudi Arabia.
Elawad, Mohammed; Al-Thubyani, Dalal; Almhdawi, Abrar; Al Brakati, Elaf; Al Hatami, Fatimah; Ahmed, Omar B.
  • Elawad M; Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Leith, SAU.
  • Al-Thubyani D; Public Health, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Leith, SAU.
  • Almhdawi A; Public Health, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Leith, SAU.
  • Al Brakati E; Public Health, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Leith, SAU.
  • Al Hatami F; Public Health, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Leith, SAU.
  • Ahmed OB; Department of Environmental and Health Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus ; 13(12): e20457, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1579839
ABSTRACT
Background and objective Ever since the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in December 2019, more than 0.550 million cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the number is on the rise. In this study, we aimed to perform an epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 cases in Al-Leith, KSA. Methods A community-based descriptive study was carried out to assess the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Al-Leith, KSA. The relevant data were collected using a questionnaire designed for this study, which included questions on basic information and characteristics in addition to data on COVID-19. Data were analyzed using the SPSS Statistics software (IBM, Armonk, NY). Results The significant findings were as follows people aged between 26-40 years were more affected (55.7%) than other age groups, and more than half (74.1%) of COVID-19 patients were female; most of them were employed (85, 48,9%), and most of those got infected through direct contact (137, 78.7%) with other infected people. About 163 (93.7%) cases were asymptomatic, and 168 (96.6%) cases were notified to the health authorities. The findings also illustrated that 78 (44.8%) COVID-19 cases suffered from psychological impact due to infection; 83 (47.7%) cases had at least one case in the family before they became infected. The majority of cases (93.7%) suffered from symptomatic COVID-19. A considerable number of COVID-19 patients did not follow precautions before and after infection. Conclusions The study concluded that various age groups were susceptible to developing COVID-19, and direct contact was the main mode of transmission. Moreover, a considerable number of infected people did not adhere to precautionary measures.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2021 Document Type: Article