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KMID : 1011420210260010015
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
2021 Volume.26 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.21
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New Infectious Disease Awareness, Ethical Awareness,and Knowledge about COVID-19-Focused on Optometry University Students-
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Kim Se-Jin
Kim Hyo-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigates optometry university students’ awareness of new infectious diseases, ethical awareness, and knowledge about COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Methods: The subjects included 130 optometry university students in Chungnam, who responded to online questionnaires for three months, since October 2020. The questionnaire consisted of 33 items regarding general characteristics, awareness of new infectious diseases, ethical awareness, knowledge about COVID-19, etc. Both of new infectious disease awareness and ethical awareness were evaluated based on a five-point scale, while COVID-19 knowledge was evaluated with 1=correct answer and 0=incorrect answer.
Results: Awareness of new infectious diseases was moderate (3.25 on average); it was stronger in students who had experienced disaster education. Ethical awareness was high (3.94 on average), and the percentage of correct answers to the items regarding COVID-19 knowledge was as high as 85.0%, where students who searched for COVID-19 information more often had higher knowledge searched. There was a positive correlation between awareness of new infectious diseases and ethical awareness (r=0.44), as well as a weak correlation between ethical awareness and COVID-19 knowledge (r=0.19).
Conclusions: Optometry university students have a stronger awareness of new infectious diseases, with stronger COVID-19 knowledge indicating better ethical awareness. These findings suggest that the development of health education programs is required to enhance both awareness of new infectious diseases and ethical awareness. The results could also be used as basic data for developing guidelines against new infectious diseases in the future when the participating students may be working as optometrists.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, New infectious disease, Ethical awareness, Optometry students
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