TY - JOUR AU - Sahli, Seham AU - Bin Nafisah, Sharafaldeen PY - 2021/04/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Prevalence of COVID-19 in Jizan Region-Saudi Arabia: A Demographic Analysis JF - The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health JA - JMLPH VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.52609/jmlph.v1i2.4 UR - https://jmlph.net/index.php/jmlph/article/view/4 SP - 15-18 AB - <p><strong>BACKGROUND</strong> The unrelenting pandemic of the SARS CoV2 (COVID-19) pleads for re-examining predictors of infection and containment measures, once again. <strong>AIMS</strong> The researchers aim to investigate the prevalence of COVID-19 in Jizan region to analyse the demographic details of the population, to examine the quarantine predictors and the prescription of zinc and azithromycin. <strong>METHODS</strong> The researcher reviewed the Jizan region data obtained from the Ministry of Health of Saudi  Arabia and performed a cross-sectional study from September 1st, 2020 - September 29th, 2020. The researchers surveyed people from the same region to collect and analyse demographic and quarantine data. <strong>RESULTS</strong> The total number of positive cases was 11,752 patients in the  Jizan region since the start of the pandemic. The prevalence of infection is 0.84% with a mortality rate of 1.73% (n=257). Out of 328 participants, 46.4% (n=148) acquired the infection with an admission rate of 1.6% (n=5). We noted two predictors for infection in the region: female gender and being married. Furthermore, males were more likely to be admitted than females and irrespective of age and chronic diseases. The quarantine after contact with a probable case or after travel showed an inverse relationship with the age; and in particular young females stratum, p &lt;0.05. One third received zinc supplementation, whereas the majority 82.4% was not pre- scribed azithromycin. <strong>CONCLUSION</strong> Overall, the researchers provide a region-specific analysis that uncovers important infection determinants for COVID-19 infection, which should be taken into consideration when designing and implementing health promotions programs.</p> ER -