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- Title
Faculty of health sciences students' knowledge and attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 during the first wave of the pandemic: A cross-sectional survey.
- Authors
YAVUZ, Melek Ertürk; ALTINBAŞ, Bahar Candaş; SARIMEHMET, Didem; GÜRSOY, Ayla; ÖZEL, Cansel
- Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to determine the faculty of the health sciences students' knowledge and attitudes regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was completed with 317 undergraduate students of one health sciences faculty in Turkey. The data were collected between March 1, 2020, and March 15, 2020, by face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire created by the researchers. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Chi-square test were used to evaluate the data. Results: In this study, a high proportion of students answered questions about COVID-19 correctly. About 55.8% of the students took partial precautions against COVID-19 to protect themselves against COVID-19 and "frequent washing of hands" was the most common precaution. We determined that the main reasons for not taking any precautions against COVID-19 were "low number of cases in Turkey" and "getting irritated by the mask." About 98.4% of the participants were entirely/partially following the news on COVID-19, with social media being the most commonly used medium. Female students took more protective measures than male students. The 1st-year students had more positive thoughts about vaccination compared to those in the other classes. Conclusions: Although the knowledge of the students about COVID-19 was good in the first wave of the pandemic, more than half of the students stated that they partially complied with the protective measures.
- Subjects
TURKEY; MEDICAL masks; VACCINATION; COLLEGE students; COVID-19; PRESS; HEALTH occupations students; CROSS-sectional method; SOCIAL media; COVID-19 vaccines; ATTITUDE (Psychology); DIETETICS education; DIETITIANS; INTERVIEWING; BACCALAUREATE nursing education; ATTITUDES toward illness; UNDERGRADUATES; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); SEX distribution; COMPARATIVE studies; NUTRITION education; PREVENTIVE health services; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HEALTH; INFORMATION resources; STUDENT attitudes; HAND washing; NURSING students; DATA analysis software; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; MEDICAL education; COVID-19 pandemic; EDUCATIONAL attainment; DISINFECTION &; disinfectants; DRUG administration; DRUG dosage
- Publication
Journal of Integrative Nursing, 2022, Vol 4, Issue 3, p151
- ISSN
2666-9854
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jin.jin_30_22