COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Noora Omar Altamimi; Muzun Mohammed Alqumayzi; Khawlah Safar Alshahrani; Lama Saud Albalawi; Alanoud Zaid Aljarbou

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IJMDC. 2023; 7(2): 286-296

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Noora Omar Altamimi, Muzun Mohammed Alqumayzi, Khawlah Safar Alshahrani, Lama Saud Albalawi, Alanoud Zaid Aljarbou.

Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and preventive behavior toward COVID-19 among secondary school students and teachers after reopening of schools and associated factors, and to compare the two groups.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Saudi Arabia from the 1st of March 2022 to the 1st of April 2022. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among school teachers and students to measure their knowledge about COVID-19 infection.
Results: Out of 1,228 participants, 407 were teachers and 821 were school students. The overall mean knowledge score was significantly higher in teachers (mean score: 9.30) than in school students (mean score: 8.95) (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: School teachers demonstrated better knowledge and preventive behavior toward COVID-19 infection than school students. Although current research was carried out during one of the COVID-19 pandemic waves, efforts should continue to enhance the school population’s basic knowledge and preventive measures against other respiratory viruses, especially during winter.

Key words: COVID-19, knowledge, preventive behavior, teachers, school students.

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Altamimi NO, Alqumayzi MM, Alshahrani KS, Albalawi LS, Aljarbou AZ. COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. IJMDC. 2023; 7(2): 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi NO, Alqumayzi MM, Alshahrani KS, Albalawi LS, Aljarbou AZ. COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=40043 [Access: March 27, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi NO, Alqumayzi MM, Alshahrani KS, Albalawi LS, Aljarbou AZ. COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. IJMDC. 2023; 7(2): 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi NO, Alqumayzi MM, Alshahrani KS, Albalawi LS, Aljarbou AZ. COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. IJMDC. (2023), [cited March 27, 2024]; 7(2): 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi, N. O., Alqumayzi, . M. M., Alshahrani, . K. S., Albalawi, . L. S. & Aljarbou, . A. Z. (2023) COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. IJMDC, 7 (2), 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi, Noora Omar, Muzun Mohammed Alqumayzi, Khawlah Safar Alshahrani, Lama Saud Albalawi, and Alanoud Zaid Aljarbou. 2023. COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (2), 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi, Noora Omar, Muzun Mohammed Alqumayzi, Khawlah Safar Alshahrani, Lama Saud Albalawi, and Alanoud Zaid Aljarbou. "COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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Altamimi, N. O., Alqumayzi, . M. M., Alshahrani, . K. S., Albalawi, . L. S. & Aljarbou, . A. Z. (2023) COVID-19 knowledge and preventive health behavior among secondary school students and teachers after school reopening in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (2), 286-296. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1669980225

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