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ArticlePublic health nursing (Boston, Mass.)2022

The perceived threat of COVID-19 and its impact on hygienic precautionary behaviors: A multi-countries study.

Mohammad Yousef Alzaatreh, Obay A Al-Maraira, Huthaifah Khrais, Mohammad Rafe Alsadi, Hanan AbuKmail, Bettina Bottcher

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Mohammad Yousef AlzaatrehAl-Balqa' Applied University, Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II Academy for Civil Protection, Paramedic Department, Amman, Jordan.
Obay A Al-MarairaVision Colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0131-7416
Huthaifah KhraisZarqa University, Faculty of nursing, Zarqa, Jordan.
Mohammad Rafe AlsadiZarqa University, Faculty of nursing, Zarqa, Jordan.
Hanan AbuKmailSchool of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Bettina BottcherSchool of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.

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OBJECTIVE(S): To explore the perceived threats of COVID-19 and how it changed the personal hygienic precautionary behaviors across multiple countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

designA cross-sectional descriptive design was used to survey the four targeted MENA countries: Jordan, Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. SAMPLE: A nonprobability convenience sampling design was utilized. The link to the survey questionnaire was distributed through social media groups within Facebook MEASUREMENT: Data was collected using The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and an adapted instrument that examine the hygienic precautionary behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsAnswers of participants (n = 2604) were valid and included in the study. The results show that a minimal perception of threat among the participants on most of the BIP-Q5 items (M = 12.9, SD = 7.2). Moreover, the highest compliance rates to recommended hygienic precautionary behaviors were found among populations above the age of 50 years (F = 2.89, p = .04), females (t = 5.18, p = .003), being married (F = 3.09, p = .029), and being a health care professional (t = -2.20, p = .028).

conclusionThe perceived threat of COVID-19 and compliance rates with the recommended hygienic precautionary behaviors among Arab societies were found to below and need critically urgent attention.

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COVID-19Social MediaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesbehaviorscomplianceCOVID-19hygienic precautionsperceived threat

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PMID35152490
PMCPMC9115398

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