Park Hyo Eun, Song Hye Young
School of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, 46, Hanseo 1-ro, Haemi- Myun, Seosan-Si, Chungcheognam-do, 31962, Republic of Korea.
Department of Nursing, Woosuk University, Samrye-eup, Wanju-Gun, Jeonbuk, 55338, Republic of Korea.
Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 19;15(1):9416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-94025-x.
This cross-sectional, descriptive survey study aimed to identify the factors affecting emerging infectious disease prevention behaviors among young workers aged < 40 years. The factors affecting infection prevention behaviors among young workers were investigated with respect to perception of personal, inter-personal, organizational, and community responses based on ecological modeling. A total of 260 young workers residing in Jeollabuk-do region in South Korea were selected via convenience sampling. Multiple regression analysis performed to assess the factors affecting emerging infectious disease prevention behaviors. Multiple regression analysis revealed that infection prevention behaviors were significantly higher among healthy female participants compared with that in not very healthy female participants. Furthermore, infection prevention behaviors were significantly lower among those residing with family members with a confirmed diagnosis compare with that in those who did not. The infection prevention behaviors were higher among participants with higher levels of perceived susceptibility and perceived self-efficacy showed higher infection prevention behaviors. Thus, health managers should actively promote the implementation of infection prevention behaviors in the workplace by developing executable infection prevention guidelines and programs to enhance the perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy of workers in preparation for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases.
这项横断面描述性调查研究旨在确定影响40岁以下年轻工人新发传染病预防行为的因素。基于生态模型，从个人、人际、组织和社区反应的认知方面，对影响年轻工人感染预防行为的因素进行了调查。通过便利抽样，共选取了260名居住在韩国全罗北道地区的年轻工人。进行多元回归分析以评估影响新发传染病预防行为的因素。多元回归分析显示，健康女性参与者的感染预防行为明显高于健康状况欠佳的女性参与者。此外，与未与确诊家庭成员同住的人相比，与确诊家庭成员同住的人的感染预防行为明显更低。感知易感性较高的参与者的感染预防行为更高，感知自我效能感较高的参与者表现出更高的感染预防行为。因此，健康管理者应通过制定可执行的感染预防指南和计划，积极推动工作场所感染预防行为的实施，以提高工人对新发传染病爆发的感知易感性和自我效能感。
