Provenzano Sandro, Santangelo Omar Enzo, Armetta Francesco, Pesco Giuseppina, Allegro Alessandra, Lampasona Maria, Terranova Antonio, D'Anna Giuseppe, Firenze Alberto
University Hospital Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" of Palermo, Italy.
Territorial Social Health Agency of Lodi, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
Acta Biomed. 2020 Nov 30;91(12-S):e2020001. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i12-S.10252.
SARS-CoV-2 infection is a global health problem that is primarily detected in Italy with progressive increase in cases and deaths. To facilitate the management of the pandemic in Italy, it is essential to understand the level of attention on COVID-19. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices towards SARS-CoV-2 among the nursing students of University of Palermo during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current study was a cross-sectional study. On-line questionnaires were used for the collection of the data by providing a survey in all nursing students. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: demographics and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) survey. A multivariate linear regression model was used and adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) are presented.
525 students were interviewed and their mean age was 21.8. The overall score indicates good practices among the three courses of study (p=0.025). The Multivariable logistic regression showed that the dependent variable "Practice poor score" is statistically significant associated with these independent variables: "Other country of birth" (aOR 17.7, 95% CI 2.31-136.03), "second" (aOR 2.65, 95% CI 1.21-7.80) and "third" (aOR 2.96, 95% CI 1.31-6.72) year of study, "low perceived health status"(aOR 2.35, 95% CI 1.04-5.30) and "Knowledge poor score (aOR 3.05, 95% CI 1.06-8.77).
Our results suggest that health education programs aimed at improving COVID-19 knowledge are helpful for nursing students to hold optimistic attitudes and maintain appropriate practices.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（SARS-CoV-2）感染是一个全球健康问题，在意大利主要通过病例和死亡人数的逐渐增加来检测。为了促进意大利对这一流行病的管理，了解对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的关注程度至关重要。本研究的目的是评估在COVID-19大流行快速上升期巴勒莫大学护理专业学生对SARS-CoV-2的知识、态度和行为。
本研究为横断面研究。通过向所有护理专业学生提供调查问卷，以在线问卷的形式收集数据。问卷由两部分组成：人口统计学和知识、态度与行为（KAP）调查。使用多元线性回归模型，并给出调整后的比值比（aOR）。
共采访了525名学生，他们的平均年龄为21.8岁。总体得分表明三门课程的学生行为良好（p=0.025）。多变量逻辑回归显示，因变量“行为得分低”与以下自变量在统计学上显著相关：“出生于其他国家”（aOR 17.7，95%CI 2.31-136.03）、“二年级”（aOR 2.65，95%CI 1.21-7.80）和“三年级”（aOR 2.96，95%CI 1.31-6.72）、“自我感觉健康状况差”（aOR 2.35，95%CI 1.04-5.30）以及“知识得分低”（aOR 3.05，95%CI 1.06-8.77）。
我们的结果表明，旨在提高COVID-19知识的健康教育项目有助于护理专业学生保持乐观态度并维持适当行为。
