Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T52 |
0-2 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2. |
T53 |
3-10 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Methods |
T54 |
12-16 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.1. |
T55 |
17-29 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Study Design |
T56 |
30-210 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Umrah pilgrims before departure from February to the end of April 2019 at King Abdul Aziz Airport-Islamic port in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
T57 |
212-216 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.2. |
T58 |
217-242 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Questionnaire Development |
T59 |
243-812 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The questionnaire (Appendix A) was composed of sociodemographic items including age, gender, nationality, level of education, history of vaccinations and chronic illnesses; whether the pilgrim had received any health education and orientation prior to coming to Saudi Arabia; or upon their arrival, their experiences of the practice of preventative measures such as using umbrellas, hats, or sunscreen to protect from excessive heat and sun, use of hygiene tools and practices such as wearing of face masks and washing hands, and the availability of relevant resources. |
T60 |
813-954 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Pilgrims were also asked to rate their level of satisfaction around the health services provided by the Saudi Arabian MOH or other providers. |
T61 |
955-1191 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Item types included closed questions, where the tick list was originated from a combination of previous research on mass gatherings and public health issues, with respondents permitted to select more than one response in some questions. |
T62 |
1192-1325 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The questionnaire was reviewed for face and content validity by members of the research team and experts in public health in the MOH. |
T63 |
1326-1483 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Validity testing was followed by piloting with twenty Umrah pilgrims of different nationalities and spoken languages, with no changes required post-piloting. |
T64 |
1484-1567 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, the pilot responses were included in the analysis dataset for reporting. |
T65 |
1568-1725 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The questionnaire was written in Arabic and was translated by the Al Hamla company’s supervisors to the pilgrim’s specific languages to be easily understood. |
T66 |
1726-1851 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Finally, all responses were gathered by the multi-lingual research team and translated to English for analysis and reporting. |
T67 |
1853-1857 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.3. |
T68 |
1858-1869 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Recruitment |
T69 |
1870-2075 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Potential participants were approached opportunistically by a research team member from February until the end of April 2019 at the departure lounge at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah city. |
T70 |
2076-2197 |
Sentence |
denotes |
They were asked if they had time to participate in a short survey concerning the preventative measures in Umrah practice. |
T71 |
2198-2394 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Those who agreed were administered the questionnaire by one of the 22 trained personnel who recorded the responses electronically into an automated dataset that excluded incomplete questionnaires. |
T72 |
2395-2477 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Participants had to be at least 18 years of age; there were no exclusion criteria. |
T73 |
2479-2483 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.4. |
T74 |
2484-2492 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Analysis |
T75 |
2493-2605 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Statistical analysis was undertaken using SPSS (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows Inc, Cart, NY, USA, version 22). |
T76 |
2606-2684 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The data were summarized and analyzed using descriptive and inferential tests. |
T77 |
2685-2901 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A t-test for independent samples was conducted to identify the relationship between receiving health education and the practice of preventative measures by pilgrims; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. |