Knowledge and Attitudes of the Students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Towards COVID-19 in 2020
| Autor: | Yasaman Shirmohammadi, Fereshte Araghian Mojard, Abolfazl Hossein-Nataj, Hanie Mahmoudpour, Reza Azadi, Tahereh Yaghoubi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 25-31 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2588-4441 2588-445X |
| DOI: | 10.52547/pcnm.11.3.25 |
| Popis: | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has become a great threat to public health and affected the study and lives of undergraduate students in Iran. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude of students towards COVID-19 at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 151 students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences from July 8 to July 14 in 2020. Convenience sampling was conducted based on the census method after completing and signing a consent form. The data were collected using an online questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 16 software and the statistical tests of Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Pearson correlation. (P-value≤0.05). Results: The total mean scores of the students’ knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 were 80.26±5.02 and 16.05±1.65, respectively. A positive and significant relationship was found between the students’ total scores of attitude and knowledge towards COVID-19 (r=0.35, P |
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