Lee Shinae, Jung Gye-Hyun, Song Hye-Young
Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College, Daegu 41453, Republic of Korea.
Department of Nursing, Jeonbuk Science College, Jeonbuk 56204, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Oct 20;11(20):2779. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11202779.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the worst infectious disasters in human history. The best way to minimize COVID-19 transmission is to follow preventive measures. This study aimed to examine the factors influencing adolescents' COVID-19 prevention behaviors. The study was conducted online from 1 to 15 February 2023 with 196 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years of age. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, the independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple hierarchical regression analysis. Adolescents' COVID-19 prevention behaviors were influenced by intrapersonal factors, such as knowledge of and attitudes toward COVID-19, and interpersonal factors, such as social support. Community and governmental factors had no impact. Public health education strategies should be planned to include friends and family members in programs for preventing new infectious diseases such as COVID-19 so that adolescents can learn and share what they have learned, correct wrong behavior, and understand and change infection prevention behavior. In addition, it is necessary to actively support the development of public health education with appropriate contents in accordance with the characteristics and preferences of adolescents.
新冠疫情是人类历史上最严重的传染病灾难之一。将新冠病毒传播风险降至最低的最佳方法是采取预防措施。本研究旨在探讨影响青少年新冠预防行为的因素。该研究于2023年2月1日至15日在线开展，共有196名年龄在13至18岁之间的青少年参与。所收集的数据采用描述性统计、皮尔逊相关性分析、独立t检验、方差分析（ANOVA）和多元层次回归分析进行分析。青少年的新冠预防行为受到个人因素（如对新冠的了解和态度）以及人际因素（如社会支持）的影响。社区和政府因素没有影响。应规划公共卫生教育策略，将朋友和家庭成员纳入预防新冠等新发传染病的项目中，以便青少年能够学习和分享所学知识，纠正错误行为，并理解和改变感染预防行为。此外，有必要根据青少年的特点和偏好，积极支持开展内容适当的公共卫生教育。
