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Incidence prevalence and management of different types of arrhythmia in patients with ischemic heart disease in Taif city
Ali M. AlabdaliMohammed N. Elganainy, Waad S. Alzahrani,
Abdulelah A. Asiri, Hanan R. Alhuthali, Hussain S. Alqahtani, Danah K. Kabrah
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94118


Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward the Use of Emergency Contraception Methods Among Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Rehab Alsaleh, Nouf Khaleel Althagafi, Siba Nasser Algaidy, Noura Ali Alhasawi, Raffal Abdulwahab Algaedy
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94119

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards heat related illnesses of the general public of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Fathi El-Gamal, Ahmed Ghandoura, Abdullah Alammari, Bushra Alghamdi,
Lama Babhair, Sali alsabhani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94120

Intertrochanteric Fracture Treated by Dynamic Hip Screw, Aden, Yemen
Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94122

Regional Covid Issues

Essentials to prevent and live with COVID-19: An Explanatory Mixed Method Study at Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Muffarah Hamid Alharthi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94123

Anxiety and Perceived Stress among Physicians Working at Cairo University Hospitals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Eman Elsayed Sedik Ebrahim, Marwa Mostafa Ahmed, Dalia Mohamed Gaber,
Heba Galal Elnahas
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94125

Review

Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity - a review
Abubakar Bham, Mohsin Allah Ditta
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94116

Population and Community Studies

Burden of hypothyroidism in the primary care population in Qatar
Sabana Shaikh, Prince Christopher Rajkumar Honest
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94126

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of mothers toward permanent and temporal contraindications of Breast Feeding in Taif city, Saudi Arabia
Manal El Nashar, Atheer Mohammed Al-fuhayd, Razan Abadel Algethami,
Abeer hammad Alharthi, Huda Abdullah Alessa, Areej mohmammed Abdullah
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94129

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September 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 9

Essentials to prevent and live with COVID-19: An Explanatory Mixed Method Study at Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Correspondence:
Muffarah Hamid Alharthi, SBFM, JBFM, CABFM
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: mualharthi@ub.edu.sa; muffarah@hotmail.com

Received: July 2021; Accepted: August 2021; Published: September 1, 2021. Citation: Muffarah Hamid Alharthi. Essentials to prevent and live with COVID-19: An Explanatory Mixed Method Study at Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia..World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(9): 39-51 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94123

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic in early 2020. Since then, the world has been facing repeated waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the vaccine against COVID-19 has been in action since December 2020, the time testing, effective coverage, and cross-immunity against various antigenicity are waiting for answers.

Aim of Study: To determine the knowledge and understanding of the concepts of social distancing and personal protective equipment (PPE), and its adherence among the owners and managers of supermarkets and major shops, which could be the main places for community acquired infection in Bisha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Methods: An explanatory mixed method study was conducted among 45 participants (owners, managers and supervisors of super-markets and major shops) along with a qualitative technique Key Informant Interview that was carried out among 9 purposively selected managers and supervisors to further explore the factors influencing adherence to social distancing and PPE use in Bisha City, KSA. Demographic profile, knowledge, attitude and adherence on social distancing and appropriate PPE use were elicited by questionnaire. Several themes emerged with the Key Informant in-depth interview.

Results: The action taken by the government to provide education on COVID-19 has reached the people evenly and equally. Owners were less understanding than other cadres on social distancing and use of PPE. There was a significant correlation between participants’ knowledge and their adherence level. The in-depth interviews revealed remarkable outcomes with several facilitating and hindering factors on social distancing and use of PPE.

Conclusions: Actions taken by the government to provide education regarding COVID-19 spread and prevention have reached the target population evenly and equally. However, there is chance for improvement to prevent cross infection in the community work-place settings with stringent implementation of the norms of social distancing and scientific use of PPE.

Key words: COVID-19, Social Distancing, PPE Use, Explanatory mixed method, Qualitative technique, Key Informant Interview







 


 

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