Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) during the COVID-19 pandemic among Palestinians in the Hebron governorate, Palestine

Abstract

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) are important to understand during a pandemic when the population is expected to be compliant with rules and regulations. An Arabic language KAP survey was used to assess residents of the largest governorate in Palestine during the COVID-19 outbreak in May 2020. Given the magnitude ofthe effects of the virus worldwide it was important to examine the community understanding of the disease and compliance with officialdom during the outbreak. The data set consisted of 520 adults resident in Hebron area answering a 21 question self-administeredsurvey. They had a mean knowledge score of 10.25 (SD: 2.01, range: 0-11) indicating a high level of knowledge, a good mean score for practices, 5.55 (SD: 2.29, range: 0-6), while they generally had positive attitudes scoring 3.13 (SD: 2.15, range: 0-4).This unique survey can provide valuable indicators for health planners in the future.