Exploring barriers to and facilitators of preventive measures against infectious diseases among Australian Hajj pilgrims: cross-sectional studies before and after Hajj | Zendy

Amani S. Alqahtani | Zendy; Kerrie Wiley | Zendy; Mohamed Tashani | Zendy; Harold W. Willaby | Zendy; Anita Heywood | Zendy; Nasser F BinDhim | Zendy; Robert Booy | Zendy; Harunor Rashid | Zendy

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Exploring barriers to and facilitators of preventive measures against infectious diseases among Australian Hajj pilgrims: cross-sectional studies before and after Hajj

Author(s) -

Amani S. Alqahtani,

Kerrie Wiley,

Mohamed Tashani,

Harold W. Willaby,

Anita Heywood,

Nasser F BinDhim,

Robert Booy,

Harunor Rashid

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.005

Subject(s) - hajj , medicine , hygiene , family medicine , cross sectional study , vaccination , psychological intervention , environmental health , immunology , nursing , islam , pathology , philosophy , theology

For reasons that have yet to be elucidated, the uptake of preventive measures against infectious diseases by Hajj pilgrims is variable. The aim of this study was to identify the preventive advice and interventions received by Australian pilgrims before Hajj, and the barriers to and facilitators of their use during Hajj.

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