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KMID : 0869520220280010021
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2022 Volume.28 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.30
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Influencing Factors of the Performance of Infection Preventive Behaviors among Nursing Students in the Early Pandemic Period of COVID-19
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Ahn Jun-Hee
Lee Chang-Keum
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Abstract
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Purpose: This research aimed to assess nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and infection prevention behaviors toward the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from September 11 through October 1, 2020, involving a total of 235 third and fourth year of nursing students enrolled in two universities in U and K city. Self-report questionnaires consisting of demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes and infection prevention behaviors toward the COVID-19 were administered to the participants.
Results: Influencing factors for infection prevention behaviors were gender (β=0.21, p<.001), attitudes toward infection control (β=0.38, p<.001), education experience regarding COVID-19 (β=0.21, p=.004), and a visit to the hospitals or the areas where the COVID-19 case has occurred or been admitted (β=-0.18, p=.003) which explained 23.6% of the total variance.
Conclusion: The results of this study provides basic information regarding nursing students’ knowledge about COVID-19, attitudes toward infection control, and infection prevention behaviors during the initial outbreak of COVID-19.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Nursing students, Knowledge, Attitude, Preventive behavior
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