Document Type : Original Article
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Public health, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University
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Lecturer of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Minia University
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1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences-AlQunfudah, Umm Al-Quraa University, Mekkah, KSA 2 Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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assistant professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Minia University
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assistant lecturer of public health, Minia University
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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Undergraduate Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Department of Public Health, Beni-Suef University
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Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University
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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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public health, faculty of medicine, minia university
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Public health, faculty of Medicine, Minia University
Abstract
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Objectives to examine the Egyptians’ behavioral changes with its determinants towards the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate the Egyptians’ perception of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent information, preventive and control measures applied by the Egyptian health authorities.
Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: An online survey was sent to the Egyptian population via all available means of online communication. Beside the socio-demographic information, the questionnaire intended to assess the behavioral changes and participants’ perception of the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health preventive and control measures towards it. Results: Frequent hand washing with soap and water was the most frequent preventive measure adopted by the participants (84.3%), followed by avoiding crowded public places (83.1%). Nearly two thirds of Egyptian participants (65.2%) stated that the role played by authorities is suboptimal in the containment process of COVID-19 pandemic and almost half of them (49.8%) perceived that the rates notified and declared by the health authority as inaccurate. Worries about the COVID-19 pandemic was the most important determinant for adopting protective behavior. Conclusions: The majority of Egyptian participants adopted and complied with certain specific protective measures against COVID-19 pandemic. Residence, having enough knowledge and worries about COVID19 and being in a potential exposure to COVID-19 infection were significantly and positively influencing the protective behavior of the participants.
Keywords: Behavioral change, COVID-19, pandemic, worries, Egyptian population
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