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cord-347907-0nrejsgr	Alqahtani, Amani S.	Exploring barriers to and facilitators of preventive measures against infectious diseases among Australian Hajj pilgrims: cross-sectional studies before and after Hajj	2016-02-10		.txt	text/plain	4273	229	54	1, 2 Hajj presents a public health challenge for Saudi Arabia, as the authorities need to cater for an increasing number of pilgrims and respond to emerging infections such as the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In an effort to reduce the risk of infectious diseases at Hajj, an array of preventive measures have been recommended by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MoH), which include vaccination and hygiene measures (Table 1) . 8 A French study demonstrated that less than half of pilgrims were aware of social distancing and facemask use as precautions against respiratory infections, 9 but no study has explored the barriers to and facilitators of the uptake of preventive measures. To address these questions, two cross-sectional surveys were conducted among Australian pilgrims, one before and one after the Hajj 2014, to identify what preventive advice and interventions pilgrims received before travel, and what factors influenced their compliance with these measures while they were there.	./cache/cord-347907-0nrejsgr.txt	./txt/cord-347907-0nrejsgr.txt