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Response of the Public to Preventive Measures of COVID-19 in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Abdulah, Deldar Morad; Aziz Qazli, Salem Said; Suleman, Sherzad Khudeida.
  • Abdulah DM; Community Health Unit, College of Nursing, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.
  • Aziz Qazli SS; Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.
  • Suleman SK; Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep ; 15(5): e17-e25, 2021 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1590815
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

On March 1, 2020, the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) announced 4 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We aimed to explore the response of the public toward the prevention principles against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

METHODS:

The investigators invited individuals from different geographic areas of Duhok Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan in March 2020.

RESULTS:

The mean age of the participants was 25.74 (16-95 years). The mean score and prevalence of fear toward SARS-CoV-2 infection was 4.40 of 10 and 81.9%, respectively. A small percentage of participants did not minimize their exposures by reducing close contacts and transmission of respiratory droplets (14.5%) and visited public areas during the epidemic (28.7%). The study revealed that 30.8% of the participants do not use face masks or tissues when they sneeze in public areas. Most of the participants wash their hands when they suspect a possible transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen (94.6%) and clean or disinfect pathogen contamination-suspected areas at home (84.6%). The study also revealed that some participants (11.2%), due to a lower education, did not visit a medical clinic when they experienced possible symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants agreed with the health policies of KRG against the COVID-19 outbreak (90.8%).

CONCLUSIONS:

Some individuals do not adhere to preventive measures against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2020.233

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2020.233