Yakut Seda, Karagülle Burcu, Atçalı Tuğçe, Öztürk Yasin, Açık Mehmet Nuri, Çetinkaya Burhan
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bingol, 12000 Bingol, Turkey.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Apr 30;57(5):431. doi: 10.3390/medicina57050431.
The whole world is spending an extraordinary effort by implementing various measures to control and prevent the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of the preventive measures is greatly influenced by the public's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards the disease. In this study, KAP values and some characteristic features of people recovered from COVID-19 were determined by conducting a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire survey was conducted between 1 and 10 January 2021 on people who recovered from COVID-19 in a total of 150 different locations in Turkey. The questionnaire consisted of 46 questions: 14 for determining demographic and some characteristic features of the participants, and 32 for determining their knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The data obtained were evaluated using descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, -tests, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). : It was determined that 63% of the participants had at least one chronic illness, 3.9% suffered from the disease twice, and 45.2% changed their smoking habits. The average knowledge score of the participants about COVID-19 was calculated as 10.25 (SD = 2.37; range 0-15). The participants were found to have a high level of knowledge about the symptoms and prevention methods in general, and positive changes in post-illness attitudes and behaviors. However, there was a great instability regarding the drugs and vaccines used in the treatment of COVID-19. This was the first study carried out in Turkey to determine knowledge, attitudes, practices, and some characteristic features of people who recovered from COVID-19. It was suggested that health authorities in the country need to develop more effective strategies and policies to find out permanent solutions in order to control and prevent the COVID-19 pandemic by taking into account the concerns of the public, particularly with regards to the drugs used in the treatment and vaccination.
全世界都在付出巨大努力，通过实施各种措施来控制和预防新冠疫情。预防措施的有效性在很大程度上受到公众对该疾病的知识、态度和行为（KAP）的影响。在本研究中，通过开展问卷调查确定了新冠康复者的KAP值及一些特征。该问卷调查于2021年1月1日至10日在土耳其总共150个不同地点对新冠康复者进行。问卷由46个问题组成：14个用于确定参与者的人口统计学特征和一些特点，32个用于确定他们的知识、态度和行为。所获数据采用描述性统计、卡方检验、t检验和单因素方差分析（ANOVA）进行评估。结果发现，63%的参与者至少患有一种慢性病，3.9%的人感染过该疾病两次，45.2%的人改变了吸烟习惯。参与者关于新冠的平均知识得分计算为10.25（标准差 = 2.37；范围0 - 15）。总体而言，参与者对症状和预防方法有较高的认知水平，患病后的态度和行为有积极变化。然而，对于新冠治疗中使用的药物和疫苗存在很大的认知不稳定。这是在土耳其开展的第一项研究新冠康复者的知识、态度、行为及一些特征的研究。建议该国卫生当局制定更有效的策略和政策，以便通过考虑公众的担忧，特别是关于治疗和疫苗接种中使用的药物，找到永久性解决方案来控制和预防新冠疫情。
