Albaqawi Hamdan Mohammad, Alquwez Nahed, Balay-Odao Ejercito, Bajet Junel Bryan, Alabdulaziz Hawa, Alsolami Fatmah, Tumala Regie B, Alsharari Abdalkarem F, Tork Hanan M M, Felemban Ebaa Marwan, Cruz Jonas Preposi
College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia.
Front Public Health. 2020 Dec 23;8:573390. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.573390. eCollection 2020.
Knowledge, perception, and preventive behavior should be considered in the planning of effective educational interventions for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and in increasing awareness about the health risks brought about by this disease. This research aimed to assess knowledge, perceptions, and preventive behavior toward the COVID-19 infection among student nurses. The study has quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design. A convenience sample of 1,226 student nurses from seven universities in Saudi Arabia was surveyed from March 22 to April 4, 2020. A four-part online survey on demographic characteristics, perceptions, knowledge, and preventive behavior of Saudi student nurses was carried out. Nearly all students were aware of the outbreak (99.2%), and most of them received information on COVID-19 primarily from social media (71.0%). Over three-fourths of the students were confident that the government (89.1%) and Ministry of Health (MOH) (86.5%) were doing a good job responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The overall average score in the knowledge questionnaire was 9.85 (SD = 1.62, range = 0-12), which is equivalent to 82.1%. The majority of the students always performed most of the preventive behavior identified in the survey, except "washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 s after blowing my nose, coughing, or sneezing" (39.2%) and "daily cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces" (41.6%). Being female, being in the fourth year, and gaining good perceived knowledge were associated with high actual COVID-19 knowledge. University, gender, age, academic level, and perceived COVID-19 knowledge were the associated factors. The findings of this study have provided baseline information on the current state of Saudi nursing students' perceptions, knowledge, and preventive behavior toward COVID-19 as the crisis is happening. The findings revealed some areas that should be focused on by nursing education, as well as health agencies, to ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and correct preventive behavior.
在规划针对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的有效教育干预措施以及提高对该疾病所带来的健康风险的认识时，应考虑知识、认知和预防行为。本研究旨在评估实习护士对COVID-19感染的知识、认知和预防行为。该研究采用定量、描述性和横断面设计。2020年3月22日至4月4日，对沙特阿拉伯七所大学的1226名实习护士进行了便利抽样调查。开展了一项关于沙特实习护士人口统计学特征、认知、知识和预防行为的四部分在线调查。几乎所有学生都知晓此次疫情（99.2%），其中大多数人主要从社交媒体获取COVID-19的信息（71.0%）。超过四分之三的学生相信政府（89.1%）和卫生部（MOH）（86.5%）在应对该国COVID-19疫情方面做得很好。知识问卷的总体平均得分是9.85（标准差=1.62，范围=0 - 12），相当于82.1%。除了“擤鼻涕、咳嗽或打喷嚏后用肥皂和水洗手至少20秒”（39.2%）和“每天清洁和消毒经常接触的表面”（41.6%）外，大多数学生总是会采取调查中确定的大多数预防行为。女性、四年级学生以及获得良好的认知知识与较高的实际COVID-19知识相关。大学、性别、年龄、学术水平和认知的COVID-19知识是相关因素。本研究的结果提供了危机发生时沙特护理专业学生对COVID-19的认知、知识和预防行为现状的基线信息。研究结果揭示了护理教育以及卫生机构应关注的一些领域，以确保学生具备足够的知识和正确的预防行为。
