Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Preventive Measures of COVID-19 Pandemic during Ramadan 2020 and Quarantine in Some Egyptian Governorates

Suzan Hagag; Amira B. Kassem; Noha A El-Bassiouny; Sherouk M Okda; Mohammed Mustafa Abdel Razik Mohammed

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.8314

Authors

Suzan Hagag Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Amira B. Kassem Department of Clinical pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Abadiyyat Damanhur, Egypt
Noha A El-Bassiouny Department of Clinical pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Abadiyyat Damanhur, Egypt
Sherouk M Okda Department of Clinical pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Abadiyyat Damanhur, Egypt
Mohammed Mustafa Abdel Razik Mohammed Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.8314

Keywords:

COVID 19, Ramadan, Knowledge, Attitude, Practices

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global crisis. The month of Ramadan has coincided with the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.

AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward the preventive measures during Ramadan 2020 and quarantine, among the Egyptian population.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study is conducted among Egyptians ≥15 years of age. A convenience sample of 1150 responders is taken, over the period of the month of Ramadan 2020. An online self-administrated questionnaire is used and shared through social networks. KAP toward preventive measures for COVID-19 during Ramadan are assessed.

RESULTS: Results show that mean scores of KAP are higher among participants >20 years, mean ± SD (3 ± 1.1, 5.6 ± 1.4, and 11.2 ± 2.6, respectively). A significant difference is found between KAP scores and age with p-values (0.012, 0.002, and 0.000, respectively). Furthermore, there is a significant difference between practices score and gender (p = 0.010). Greater Cairo has the highest KAP mean scores, in comparison with other regions, mean ± SD (3.3 ± 1, 5.8 ± 1.2, and 11.6 ± 2.5, respectively). A significant difference is recorded between urban and rural areas, regarding KAP with p-value (0.000, 0.050, and 0.000, respectively).

CONCLUSION: In conclusion, low KAP scores are recorded among participants below the age of 20, and in rural areas and regions outside Greater Cairo. Low practices are associated more with males than females. The present study recommends raising awareness through the use of mass media, and health education programs that are to be directed to male members of the population, people under 20 years old, and to people residing in rural areas and in regions outside Greater Cairo, such as Upper and Lower Egypt, and border regions.

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