The Degree of Implementation of the Coronavirus Prevention Standards (Covid-19) In the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia (A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE)

Abstract

The study aims to identify the degree of implementation of the coronavirus prevention standards (covid-19) in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and compare it with the families of intellectual disabilities. The study population consisted of all families residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the research, the analytical descriptive approach was employed. The study sample consisted of (372) families, among them (84) families with intellectual disabilities, and (288) families without intellectual disabilities. They were chosen from the Saudi community according to what is available for collection in a simple random way, using the standard criteria for the prevention of coronavirus (Covid- 19) Prepared by the researcher, consisted of (23) items distributed on one axis. The results found that mean for the Coronavirus Prevention standards (Covid-19) for the families of those without intellectual disabilities reported a high response average, as for the average, it was (4,139) and a standard deviation was (0,592). The results also found that the means of the Coronavirus Prevention standards (Covid-19) among families with intellectual disabilities was very high with a mean (4,214) and a standard deviation of (0.558). The results showed there were statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (0.05) between the average response to the application of the standards for the prevention of coronavirus (Covid-19) by families of the intellectually disabled and those who have a chronic disease and who do not have a chronic disease. These differences were in favor of the families of the intellectually disabled and those who have chronic disease in terms of applying prevention standards. Finally, the results showed there are no statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (0.05) between the average responses of the families of the intellectually disabled and the ordinary families on the scale of the standards prevention of coronavirus (COVID-19). These differences were in favor of the families of the intellectually disabled. The study came out with a set of recommendations, the most important of which was the follow-up of parents to educate their children through educational seminars through the Internet during periods of home quarantine. The need to set up solid communication bridges between the families and the competent authorities to combat Coronavirus (Covid-19). The need to maintain a distance of one and a half meters with others during Leaving the house, with an emphasis on the necessity of sterilization and hygiene, and the application of preventive measures.