Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University Denizli, Turkey.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Jan;27(2):826-833. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202301_31084.
This study aims to determine the risk perception, attitude, and behavior characteristics of Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine students towards protection from COVID-19.
A total of 698 (48.2%) students of Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine participated in this analytical cross-sectional study. Dependent variables were attitudes and behaviors related to protection from COVID-19, and independent variables were socio-demographic characteristics, sources of information about COVID-19, and health status. Data was collected through a survey using Google Forms. SPSS 17.0 (Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) software package was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics were expressed as numbers and percentages for nominal data and mean and standard deviation for numerical data. Numerical data were compared with Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests. Spearman correlation and backward linear regression analyses were used. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.
The mean age of 698 students participating in the study was 21.8±2.2, and 60% of them were female. The mean attitude score was 54.99±5.17 and the mean behavior score was 50.64±6.06. The information sources of the students about COVID-19 were TV news (69.3%). Linear regression analysis revealed that attitude scores of the female gender were higher than male gender (β=0.757±0.364 p=0.038, 95% CI: 0.440-1.471) and scores for using websites/social media accounts of professional organizations and professional associations as information sources were higher than not using (β=0.981 ± 0.388 p=0.011 95% CI: 0.230-1.732).
Medical students' attitude and behavior score towards protection against COVID-19 infection is slightly above the average level. Medical education should prepare students to manage epidemics.
本研究旨在确定帕穆卡莱大学医学院学生对 COVID-19 防护的风险感知、态度和行为特征。
共有 698 名（48.2%）帕穆卡莱大学医学院学生参与了这项分析性横断面研究。因变量为与 COVID-19 防护相关的态度和行为，自变量为社会人口统计学特征、COVID-19 信息来源和健康状况。数据通过使用 Google 表单进行的调查收集。使用 SPSS 17.0（芝加哥，IL，美国）软件包进行统计分析。描述性统计数据以名义数据的数字和百分比以及数值数据的均值和标准差表示。对数值数据进行了 Mann-Whitney U 和 Kruskal Wallis 检验比较。使用 Spearman 相关和向后线性回归分析。p 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
参与研究的 698 名学生的平均年龄为 21.8±2.2，其中 60%为女性。平均态度得分为 54.99±5.17，平均行为得分为 50.64±6.06。学生获取 COVID-19 信息的来源是电视新闻（69.3%）。线性回归分析显示，女性的态度得分高于男性（β=0.757±0.364，p=0.038，95%CI：0.440-1.471），使用专业组织和专业协会的网站/社交媒体账户作为信息来源的得分高于不使用的得分（β=0.981±0.388，p=0.011，95%CI：0.230-1.732）。
医学生对 COVID-19 感染防护的态度和行为评分略高于平均水平。医学教育应使学生做好管理传染病的准备。
