scholarly journals General Public Knowledge and Awareness About Medicines Use in Penang, Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. A817
Author(s):  
OT Dawood ◽  
MA Hassali ◽  
F Saleem
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Medicines Use

scholarly journals General public Knowledge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at early stages of the pandemic: results of a random online survey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Alqahtani ◽  
V Krishnaraju ◽  
Mona Alqarni ◽  
Mohammed Al-Sheikh Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
General Public ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Knowledge Levels

Abstract AbstractBackground: A novel coronavirus was identified at the end of 2019 in Wuhan City, China. Later, the World Health Organization (WHO) named the disease caused by the virus coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and declared a pandemic in March 2020. Saudi and global health agencies have provided various COVID-19 knowledge tools and facts to the general public. Therefore, this study aims to assess COVID-19 knowledge among the general public in Saudi Arabia at the early stages of the pandemic, including knowledge of prevention practices, home quarantine measures, and compliance with governmental restrictions.Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The study included 1006 participants who responded to a random online COVID-19 public knowledge questionnaire that included five sections: demographic characteristics, general knowledge, prevention practices, home quarantine measures, and knowledge of governmental restrictions. Data were collected from a random sample recruited through the circulation of the questionnaire on social media platforms and were then analysed by descriptive statistical methods. Three levels of knowledge were established: excellent, intermediate, and poor. Differences in the percentages of participants with different knowledge levels by the demographic variables were analysed using the chi-square test.Results: Regarding overall general knowledge of COVID-19, 75%, 24%, and 1% of the participants had excellent, intermediate, and poor knowledge levels, respectively. Knowledge levels were significantly different by nationality and age (P=0.027 and 0.008, respectively). The majority of participants (98.4%) reported excellent knowledge of prevention practices, with no statistically significant differences among groups (P>0.005). Older age groups reported higher knowledge of home quarantine measures (86.6% and 86.4% of the 51-60 and older than 60 age groups, respectively, P=0.001). Approximately 50% of Saudis reported excellent knowledge of the restrictions imposed by the Saudi government to control the spread of COVID-19, while approximately 45% of non-Saudis had an excellent level of knowledge (P= 0.009).Conclusion and recommendations: High levels of knowledge about the virus, including prevention practices, are essential. The provision of COVID-19 facts and knowledge tools should be focused on younger generations to enhance compliance with the governmental restrictions required to stop the spread of COVID-19.

scholarly journals The current global perspective of the knowledge-attitude-behavior of the general public towards the corona virus disease -19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis on 67,143 participants

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260240
Author(s):  
Abdulhadi A. AlAmodi ◽  
Khaled Al-Kattan ◽  
Mohammad Abrar Shareef
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
P Value ◽  
Selective Reporting ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Quality Of Evidence ◽  
And Behaviors

Background Determining the success of infectious disease outbreak prevention is dependent mainly on public knowledge and compliance regarding the guidelines of precautionary behaviors and practices. While the current literature about the COVID-19 pandemic extensively addresses clinical and laboratory-based studies, a gap remains still present in terms of evaluating the general public knowledge and behaviors towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this review was to form a preliminary and contemporary understanding of the general public knowledge, attitude, and behaviors towards the COVID-19 pandemic globally. Methods A systematic search was conducted in various databases until May 2020. Each study’s characteristics including the sample size, region, and study type were examined individually. A meta-analysis with a random-effects model and pooled prevalence with 95% confidence interval (CI) of all evaluated outcomes such as adequate knowledge, positive feelings, worrisome about the COVID-19 pandemic, and practice were recorded and reported from each study. Parameters such as random distribution, blinding, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other biases were utilized to assess the quality of each retrieved record. Both Begg’s and Egger’s tests were employed to evaluate symmetry of funnel plots for assessment of publication bias. The overall quality of evidence was evaluated using GRADEpro software. Results A total of 26 studies with 67,143 participants were analyzed. The overall prevalence of knowledge, positive attitude, worrisome, and practice of precautionary measures were 0.87 (95%CI, 0.84–0.89), 0.85 (95%CI, 0.77–0.92), 0.71 (95%CI, 0.61–0.81), and 0.77 (95%CI, 0.70–0.83), respectively. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that social distancing was less practiced in Africa than other regions (p = 0.02), while knowledge of prevention of COVID-19 was reported higher in Asia (p = 0.001). Furthermore, people in developing countries had a higher prevalence of worrisome towards the COVID-19 pandemic with a p-value of less than 0.001. The quality of evidence was noted to be of low certainty in practice domain but moderate in the remaining outcomes. Conclusion Assessing the public’s risk perception and precautionary behaviors is essential in directing future policy and health population research regarding infection control and preventing new airborne disease outbreaks.

Stay Home Stay Safe: General Public Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Regarding Covid-19 During the Lockdown in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Sikandar Ali Qalati ◽  
Naveed Ahmed ◽  
Jinlan Mei ◽  
Troung Thi Hong Thu ◽  
Jan Muhammad Sohu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
And Behavior

The “Famous Places” of Japanese Buddhism: Representations of Urban Temple Life in Early Modern Guidebooks

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-242
Author(s):  
Kevin Bond
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
General Public ◽  
Early Modern Period ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Local Religion ◽  
Early Modern Japan ◽  
Japanese Buddhism ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
The Common ◽  
Bourgeois Culture

This paper examines the commercial and recreational cultures of the urban Buddhist temple during Japan’s Edo or early modern period (1603–1868) as depicted in popular guidebooks to famous places ( meisho ki). Encouraged by advances in travel and communication, and a vibrant bourgeois culture, meisho guidebooks presented religious sites to the common public not as static, immobile spaces catering only to otherworldly spiritual concerns, but as open and elastic geographies simultaneously offering immediate material rewards and leisurely and commercial attractions to visitors. As unique media of local religion, guidebooks reflect how the reputation and allure of popular Buddhist temples among the general public were driven by the commodification of local legends and objects of worship, as well as material pleasures of religious spaces. This paper argues the importance of guidebooks in the production of public knowledge and expectation about religious sites in early modern Japan. These guides reveal material concerns and entertainment not as having been antithetical to the operation of Buddhist institutions, but rather as supports for the spread of Buddhist teachings and popularization of deity worship among the urban populace.

scholarly journals Educating the general public about multifactorial genetic disease: applying a theory-based framework to understand current public knowledge

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris M R Smerecnik ◽  
Ilse Mesters ◽  
Nanne K de Vries ◽  
Hein de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Disease ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Knowledge

Assessment of the medicines use pattern among the general public in the state of Penang, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-276
Author(s):  
Omar Thanoon Dawood ◽  
Mohamed Azmi Hassali ◽  
Fahad Saleem ◽  
Hisham Aljadhey
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
The State ◽  
Medicines Use ◽  
Use Pattern

scholarly journals General public knowledge and practices about the common cold

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud S. Al-Haddad ◽  
Qasem M. Abdallah ◽  
Abdulrahman H. Alhamyani ◽  
Abdullah J. Althomali ◽  
Sami M. Alshakhshir
Keyword(s):  
Common Cold ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
The Common
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