TY - JOUR T1 - Knowledge Levels and Disease Preventive Behaviors of Individuals Aged 18-74 Living in Antalya About COVID-19: A Population-Based Sample TT - Antalya’da Yaşayan 18-74 Yaş Grubundaki Bireylerin COVID-19'a İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Hastalığı Önleyici Davranışları: Topluma Dayalı Bir Örneklem AU - Meydanlıoğlu, Ayşe AU - Akça, Ali PY - 2023 DA - August DO - 10.54061/jphn.1295233 JF - Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi JO - Halk Sag Hem Der PB - Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Derneği WT - DergiPark SN - 2667-8047 SP - 142 EP - 155 VL - 5 IS - 2 LA - en AB - Objective: This study was conducted to determine knowledge and preventive behaviours of individuals aged 18-74 living in Antalya regarding the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in March 2021 with 1000 people aged 18-74 living in Antalya. The data were collected with the “Questionnaire on COVID-19 Disease” prepared by the researchers. In the study, ethical approval, institutional permission, and informed consent from participants were obtained for the study.Results: The participants’ mean scores for COVID-19 general knowledge (11.85±2.29), and for their knowledge of preventive practices (25.00±3.42) and behaviours (84.85±10.33) against COVID-19 were found to be at a good level. It was determined that the knowledge and behavior mean scores of the participants were affected by variables such as age, education status, working status, income level, perceived general physical health level, district of residence, COVID-19 status, drug use, smoking consumption and marital status (p KW - Behaviour KW - COVID-19 KW - knowledge KW - pandemic KW - public health nurse N2 - Amaç: Bu çalışma, Antalya'da yaşayan 18-74 yaş arası bireylerin yeni koronavirüs hastalığı (COVID-19) ile ilgili bilgilerini ve önleyici davranışlarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışma, Mart 2021'de Antalya'da yaşayan 18-74 yaş arası 1000 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan “COVID-19 Soru Formu” ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmada, çalışma için etik onay, kurum izni ve katılımcılardan bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır.Bulgular: Katılımcıların COVID-19 genel bilgi ortalaması (11.85±2.29) ile COVID-19'u önleyici uygulamalara ilişkin bilgi (25.00±3.42) ve davranış (84.85±10.33) puan ortalamaları iyi düzeyde bulundu. Katılımcıların bilgi ve davranış puan ortalamalarının yaş, eğitim durumu, medeni durum, çalışma durumu, gelir düzeyi, algılanan genel fiziksel sağlık düzeyi, yaşanılan semt, COVID-19 geçirme durumu, ilaç kullanımı, sigara tüketimi gibi değişkenlerden etkilendiği belirlendi (p CR - Abdelhafiz, A. S., Mohammed, Z., Ibrahim, M. E., Ziady, H. H., Alorabi, M., Ayyad, M., & Sultan, E. A. (2020). Knowledge, Perceptions, and attitude of Egyptians towards the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 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