COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients.
<h4>Background</h4>Even with the mild form of COVID-19, people need to practice the proper preventive measures to achieve health, safety and control spread of infection. Few studies assessed sound disinfection and rehabilitative knowledge. This study aims to assess the self-reported, kno...
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| author | Marwa Rashad Salem Nelly Hegazy Shaimaa A M Abd El Fatah Alaaelrahman Essam Mahmoud Shahib Ahmad Mohamad Hejazi |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Even with the mild form of COVID-19, people need to practice the proper preventive measures to achieve health, safety and control spread of infection. Few studies assessed sound disinfection and rehabilitative knowledge. This study aims to assess the self-reported, knowledge of specific disinfection measures among post-recovery COVID-19 patients and identifying the most requested knowledge items regarding the prevention and post COVID rehabilitation measures.<h4>Methods</h4>This is an exploratory cross-sectional study using an electronically open survey. A pre-tested e-questionnaire was employed for data assembling. The sample size was calculated and a total of 417 people completed the questionnaire. Knowledge score was calculated for preventive and disinfection measures during and after COVID 19 infection. It comprised three sections: socio-demographics, study participants' knowledge regarding precautions, disinfection, and rehabilitation measures, as well as sources of knowledge about COVID-19.<h4>Results</h4>All participants infected with COVID-19 (82%) reported self-isolation for ten days after confirming the infection, with only 18% required hospitalization. Regarding the information needed by the participants, the highest requests were for the rehabilitation information after COVID-19 and preventive measures. Females under 30 years old and those with a college education or higher were significantly more likely to request rehabilitation information after COVID-19 (P-value 0.05). Nevertheless, males were significantly more interested in information regarding preventive measures; They were over 30 years old and had education below university (P-value 0.05). Participants (above 30 years old) had significantly higher knowledge of preventive and disinfection measures during and after COVID-19 infection (P = 0.030).<h4>Conclusion</h4>After the COVID-19 experience, most participants demonstrated a great desire for rehabilitation information and proper preventive measures. This paves the way for delivering self-management and rehabilitation knowledge and emphasizing the significance of various prevention modalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f84f35f7e5b84c77809af8fd0bd4457c2023-10-11T05:31:33ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-011810e029224710.1371/journal.pone.0292247COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients.Marwa Rashad SalemNelly HegazyShaimaa A M Abd El FatahAlaaelrahman Essam Mahmoud ShahibAhmad Mohamad Hejazi<h4>Background</h4>Even with the mild form of COVID-19, people need to practice the proper preventive measures to achieve health, safety and control spread of infection. Few studies assessed sound disinfection and rehabilitative knowledge. This study aims to assess the self-reported, knowledge of specific disinfection measures among post-recovery COVID-19 patients and identifying the most requested knowledge items regarding the prevention and post COVID rehabilitation measures.<h4>Methods</h4>This is an exploratory cross-sectional study using an electronically open survey. A pre-tested e-questionnaire was employed for data assembling. The sample size was calculated and a total of 417 people completed the questionnaire. Knowledge score was calculated for preventive and disinfection measures during and after COVID 19 infection. It comprised three sections: socio-demographics, study participants' knowledge regarding precautions, disinfection, and rehabilitation measures, as well as sources of knowledge about COVID-19.<h4>Results</h4>All participants infected with COVID-19 (82%) reported self-isolation for ten days after confirming the infection, with only 18% required hospitalization. Regarding the information needed by the participants, the highest requests were for the rehabilitation information after COVID-19 and preventive measures. Females under 30 years old and those with a college education or higher were significantly more likely to request rehabilitation information after COVID-19 (P-value 0.05). Nevertheless, males were significantly more interested in information regarding preventive measures; They were over 30 years old and had education below university (P-value 0.05). Participants (above 30 years old) had significantly higher knowledge of preventive and disinfection measures during and after COVID-19 infection (P = 0.030).<h4>Conclusion</h4>After the COVID-19 experience, most participants demonstrated a great desire for rehabilitation information and proper preventive measures. This paves the way for delivering self-management and rehabilitation knowledge and emphasizing the significance of various prevention modalities.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292247&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Marwa Rashad Salem Nelly Hegazy Shaimaa A M Abd El Fatah Alaaelrahman Essam Mahmoud Shahib Ahmad Mohamad Hejazi COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. PLoS ONE |
| title | COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. |
| title_full | COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. |
| title_short | COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among Egyptian post-COVID-19 patients. |
| title_sort | covid 19 prevention and rehabilitation related knowledge and practices among egyptian post covid 19 patients |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292247&type=printable |
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