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KMID : 0379720220360010020
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2022 Volume.36 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.32
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Perception of COVID-19, and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand washing in Elementary School Students
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Lee Young-Hee
You Mi-Ae
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate factors affecting handwashing practice among elementary school students by assessing the perception of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and characteristics related to knowledge, attitude, and practice of handwashing.
Methods: The cross-sectional study design and an online self-reported survey were used in this study. The subjects were 211 elementary students at a school located in G province, Korea. Data were collected from January 4 to 8, 2021. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0.
Results: Mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice of handwashing were 17.09 (out of 20), 21.15 (out of 24), and 27.51 (out of 33), respectively. There were significant positive correlations between the perception of COVID-19 and knowledge of handwashing (r=.23, p=.001), between knowledge and attitude toward handwashing (r=.45, p<.001), between knowledge and practice of handwashing (r=.18, p=.010), and between attitude and practice of handwashing (r=.28, p<.001).
The factors influencing handwashing practice were handwashing frequency at home (β=.39, p<.001), handwashing frequency at school (β=.18, p=.006), and attitude toward handwashing (β =.15, p=.026), which explained 34.2% of the variance.
Conclusion: These results suggest a need to raise awareness of the importance of handwashing and develop an education program for infectious disease prevention.
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KEYWORD
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Children, Hand disinfection, Knowledge, COVID-19, Attitude
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