Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey

Aims: This study aimed to (1) assess the non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures that were used by the Jordanian population against COVID-19, and (2) determine the sociodemographic and behavioral predictors of contracting COVID-19 with a focus on the utilization of personal precautionary meas...

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Autores principales:	Moawiah Khatatbeh, Hindya O. Al-Maqableh, Samir Albalas, Sara Al Ajlouni, Ashraf A'aqoulah, Haitham Khatatbeh, Mohammed A. Kasasbeh, Ibdaa Khatatbeh, Rahaf Albalas, Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 pandemic Jordan face mask hand washing PPEs Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c1e1d4d7d0ff4fefbca58ceeda6aa20d2021-11-08T05:45:26ZAttitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.745149https://doaj.org/article/c1e1d4d7d0ff4fefbca58ceeda6aa20d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.745149/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Aims: This study aimed to (1) assess the non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures that were used by the Jordanian population against COVID-19, and (2) determine the sociodemographic and behavioral predictors of contracting COVID-19 with a focus on the utilization of personal precautionary measures.Methods: A descriptive questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was used in this study. A structured web-based questionnaire was disseminated to the Jordanian community through social media platforms. Participants were asked a series of questions about socio-demographic characteristics, in addition to the knowledge, attitudes, and commitment toward using various personal precautionary measures (e.g., face mask, hand washing, social distancing) against the COVID-19. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and binary logistic regression through SPSS®.Results: Responses from 7,746 participants were included in our final analyses. Descriptive statistics showed that most participants (82.6%) believed that face mask protects against COVID-19. Around 69.5% of the participants were completely committed to wearing a face mask, while 65% of the participants were completely committed to hand washing. The results of the regression analysis revealed that female gender (AOR = 1.2; 95% CI: 1.07–1.35; p = 0.002), having a family member infected with COVID-19 (AOR = 8.5; 95% Cl: 7.51–9.70; p = 0.001), having a health-related work or study (AOR = 1.2; 95% Cl: 1.09–1.38; p = 0.001), believing that face masks do not protect against COVID-19 (AOR = 1.3; 95% Cl: 1.12–1.47; p = 0.001), and partial commitment to handwashing (AOR = 1.2; 95% Cl: 1.11–1.75; p = 0.006) were all associated with an increased odds of contracting COVID-19 among the participants.Conclusion: Overall, commitment to non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures, such as wearing a face mask, hand washing, and physical distancing, was not optimal among Jordanians. This might explain the dramatic increase in the infectivity rate of the COVID-19 virus in the past few months in the country. More sustainable efforts regarding health promotion and strict policies are required to prevent a third wave of hitting the country and to prevent similar infectious threats in the future.Moawiah KhatatbehHindya O. Al-MaqablehSamir AlbalasSara Al AjlouniAshraf A'aqoulahAshraf A'aqoulahHaitham KhatatbehMohammed A. KasasbehIbdaa KhatatbehRahaf AlbalasAla'a B. Al-TammemiAla'a B. Al-TammemiFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19pandemicJordanface maskhand washingPPEsPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 pandemic Jordan face mask hand washing PPEs Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	COVID-19 pandemic Jordan face mask hand washing PPEs Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Moawiah Khatatbeh Hindya O. Al-Maqableh Samir Albalas Sara Al Ajlouni Ashraf A'aqoulah Ashraf A'aqoulah Haitham Khatatbeh Mohammed A. Kasasbeh Ibdaa Khatatbeh Rahaf Albalas Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
description	Aims: This study aimed to (1) assess the non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures that were used by the Jordanian population against COVID-19, and (2) determine the sociodemographic and behavioral predictors of contracting COVID-19 with a focus on the utilization of personal precautionary measures.Methods: A descriptive questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was used in this study. A structured web-based questionnaire was disseminated to the Jordanian community through social media platforms. Participants were asked a series of questions about socio-demographic characteristics, in addition to the knowledge, attitudes, and commitment toward using various personal precautionary measures (e.g., face mask, hand washing, social distancing) against the COVID-19. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and binary logistic regression through SPSS®.Results: Responses from 7,746 participants were included in our final analyses. Descriptive statistics showed that most participants (82.6%) believed that face mask protects against COVID-19. Around 69.5% of the participants were completely committed to wearing a face mask, while 65% of the participants were completely committed to hand washing. The results of the regression analysis revealed that female gender (AOR = 1.2; 95% CI: 1.07–1.35; p = 0.002), having a family member infected with COVID-19 (AOR = 8.5; 95% Cl: 7.51–9.70; p = 0.001), having a health-related work or study (AOR = 1.2; 95% Cl: 1.09–1.38; p = 0.001), believing that face masks do not protect against COVID-19 (AOR = 1.3; 95% Cl: 1.12–1.47; p = 0.001), and partial commitment to handwashing (AOR = 1.2; 95% Cl: 1.11–1.75; p = 0.006) were all associated with an increased odds of contracting COVID-19 among the participants.Conclusion: Overall, commitment to non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures, such as wearing a face mask, hand washing, and physical distancing, was not optimal among Jordanians. This might explain the dramatic increase in the infectivity rate of the COVID-19 virus in the past few months in the country. More sustainable efforts regarding health promotion and strict policies are required to prevent a third wave of hitting the country and to prevent similar infectious threats in the future.
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author	Moawiah Khatatbeh Hindya O. Al-Maqableh Samir Albalas Sara Al Ajlouni Ashraf A'aqoulah Ashraf A'aqoulah Haitham Khatatbeh Mohammed A. Kasasbeh Ibdaa Khatatbeh Rahaf Albalas Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi
author_facet	Moawiah Khatatbeh Hindya O. Al-Maqableh Samir Albalas Sara Al Ajlouni Ashraf A'aqoulah Ashraf A'aqoulah Haitham Khatatbeh Mohammed A. Kasasbeh Ibdaa Khatatbeh Rahaf Albalas Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi
author_sort	Moawiah Khatatbeh
title	Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
title_short	Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full	Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
title_fullStr	Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full_unstemmed	Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey
title_sort	attitudes and commitment toward precautionary measures against covid-19 amongst the jordanian population: a large-scale cross-sectional survey
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c1e1d4d7d0ff4fefbca58ceeda6aa20d
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Attitudes and Commitment Toward Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19 Amongst the Jordanian Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Survey

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