Is the Saudi public aware of Middle East XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity7822 @entity20770 @entity1576
UNASSIGNED: To limit the spread of Middle East @entity1576 coronavirus ( @entity7822 -CoV) in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health tried to raise public awareness using different public campaigns. We aimed to measure public awareness of @entity7822 in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2014 using a newly designed Arabic questionnaire that was distributed and completed online. We analyzed the response of 1149 respondents across Saudi Arabia. We found that 97% of the @entity1 were aware of @entity7822 . In addition, 72% realized that coughing and sneezing could spread the infection. Furthermore, 83% thought that some @entity1 with @entity7822 could be cured. Moreover, 62% knew that no vaccine can prevent the disease. However, only 36% realized that taking antibiotics will not stop the infection, and only 41% recognized that no medication has yet been manufactured to treat it. Regarding protection measures, 74% used hand sanitizers, 43% avoided crowded places, and 11% wore masks in public places. Moreover, only 47% knew that bats and @entity20770 are the primary source of the virus. As anticipated, this level of awareness varied between the different categories of the studied population. Female, married, older, and more educated @entity1 were significantly more knowledgeable about the disease. Public awareness of @entity7822 is generally sufficient. However, some false beliefs about treatment were fairly common. In addition, almost half of the population remains unaware that bats and @entity20770 are the most likely sources of the virus.
