KMID : 0648620120170020061
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Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2012 Volume.17 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.69
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Knowledge of and Compliance with Cough Etiquette amongNursing and Allied Health College Students
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Kim Og-Son
Oh Jin-Hwan Kim Gyeong-Mi
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Abstract
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Background: This study aims to examine the knowledge of nursing and allied health-college students on cough etiquette and their actual compliance to it. Methods: For data collection, a structured questionnaire was created and handed out to students from 3 colleges from November 9 to November 18, 2011. The questionnaires were distributed to 300 students, and responses from 253 students were used for data analysis. Results: In total, 54.85% students provided correct answers to questions regarding their knowledge on cough etiquette. The compliance score was 34.39 (compliance rate: 61.41%). There was a positive association between knowledge of proper cough etiquette and compliance with those procedures. Conclusion: It can be concluded that college student¡¯s knowledge of cough etiquette is low, and subsequently that their compliance with the proper procedures of cough etiquette was low. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a program to build knowledge of proper cough etiquette amongst these students.
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KEYWORD
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Cough, Knowledge, Compliance
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