Department of Nursing, Daegu University, Daegu 42400, Korea.
School of International Studies, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 25;18(5):2259. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052259.
As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads worldwide, quarantine guidelines are being constantly updating to prevent the transmission of this virus. Regardless of which country international students live in, they might receive limited crucial quarantine guidelines from that country's government. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the preventive practice of international students in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected from international students in three universities from July 10 to July 31 in 2020. A total of 261 international students participated in the survey, using an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Preventive practice during the COVID-19 pandemic was affected by duration of stay in Korea (β = -0.21, < 0.001), attitudes (β = 0.22, = 0.001), and trust in Korea's quarantine system (β = 0.33, < 0.001). This study showed that attitudes and trust in the quarantine system could affect personal preventive practice during the outbreak of a highly contagious disease such as COVID-19.
随着新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在全球范围内的传播，隔离指南正在不断更新，以防止该病毒的传播。无论国际学生居住在哪个国家，他们可能都无法从该国政府那里获得有限的关键隔离指南。本研究旨在确定在 COVID-19 大流行期间影响韩国国际学生预防实践的因素。这是一项横断面描述性研究。2020 年 7 月 10 日至 7 月 31 日，从三所大学的国际学生中收集数据。共有 261 名国际学生参加了调查，采用在线问卷形式。采用独立 t 检验、单因素方差分析、皮尔逊相关系数和多元回归分析对数据进行分析。COVID-19 大流行期间的预防实践受到在韩国停留时间（β=-0.21，<0.001）、态度（β=0.22，=0.001）和对韩国检疫系统的信任（β=0.33，<0.001）的影响。本研究表明，在高度传染性疾病（如 COVID-19）爆发期间，态度和对检疫系统的信任可以影响个人的预防实践。
