Autor: |
Çiğdem KAYA, Ebru BAŞKAYA, Perihan SOLMAZ |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
Zdroj: |
Balıkesır Health Sciences Journal. |
ISSN: |
2146-9601 |
DOI: |
10.53424/balikesirsbd.1221247 |
Popis: |
Objective: To determine the opinions of individuals about the Covid-19 disease and vaccines and to evaluate the Covid- 19 phobia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The data of the study were collected online using the snowball sampling technique between February and March 2021 (n=530). Data collections tools were Participant Information Form and Covid-19 Phobia Scale. Results: It was determined that 17% of the participants had Covid-19 disease, and 40.8% saw themselves at a moderate risk in terms of getting Covid-19. It was determined that 56.1% of those who were not diagnosed with Covid-19 and 52.2% of those who were diagnosed with Covid-19 were slightly afraid of getting covid-19. It was determined that 44.7% of the participants were indecisive about being vaccinated and 50.2% of these people stated that they were indecisive because the side effects of the vaccines were unknown. There was no statistically significant difference between the total and sub-dimensions mean scores of the Covid-19 Phobia Scale among those who answered yes, no and indecisive about vaccination. A statistically significant difference was found between the fear of catching Covid-19 for the first time and the total and sub-dimension mean scores of the Covid-19 phobia scale (p |
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OpenAIRE |
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