Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Letter
Hajj Pilgrims’ Knowledge about Acute Respiratory Infections
Table
Knowledge and acceptability of precautions against acute respiratory tract infections in French Hajj pilgrims, October–November 2008
| Precaution | Knowledge about prevention measure |
Acceptability of prevention measure, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use for self-protection, % | Use for community protection, % | ||
| Use of face mask | 41.3 | 24.6 | 91.7 |
| Hand washing | 9.8 | 6.4 | 92.8 |
| Use of hand disinfectant | 2.8 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| Use of disposable handkerchief | – | 1.1 | 96.8 |
| Social distancing | 48.7 | 57.4 | 62.5 |
| Contact avoidance | 47.0 | 54.7 | 62.1 |
| Preventive treatment | 14.6 | – | – |
| Preventive vaccination | 16.9 | – | 94.7 |
| Curative treatment | – | 46.2 | 97.7 |
| No idea | 11.2 | 7.8 | – |
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