Assessment of the lifestyle and practice among covid 19 patients toward the disease in Ramadi city-2021

Abstract

Background: Because of the rapid spread of the covid 19 as a pandemic, unexpected measures had been done to control this pandemic all over the world. the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward the disease are important to implement these measures.(1) Material and methods: A cross-sectional study of convenience nonprobability sampling was done that which 400 previous covid 19 detected patients were interviewed in Al-Andalus health center of Ramadi city during the period from September- to December 2021. Results: The study revealed that the average mean age was 40±14 years that 60% of the patients were over 40 years in which more than half of them had cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. 55% (220) of the patients were females that most of them were housewives and had not graduated while 45% (180) of them were males, smokers, working, and graduated. 50% (200) were obese and 25% (100) were overweight with BMI was 35, 38 for males and females respectively concerning 34% were gaining weight. Only 35% of patients had changed toward a healthier lifestyle by changing their diet habits, and physical activity, because of worry from complications. There was a positive correlation between sex, knowledge, and education, P value<0.001. Regarding practice toward corona preventive measures, 50% of the patients had hygiene measures at home and preventive measures with people. 20% (50) of them had taken garlic, vegetables, and fruit frequently, had donned physical activity with sunlight exposure, and had an agreement for vaccination. Most of the patients were anxious. For dietary patterns, more than half of the patients had fatty-junky food, a lot of carbohydrates, home sweets frequently, with la ack of intake of garlic, fish, vegetables, orange juices, fruits, and doing exercise. Keywords: Lifestyle, Practice, Preventive measures, Covid-19 patients.