TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Relationship Between Fear of Contagion\Transmission and Communicable Disease Risk Awareness and Ways of Prevention in Vocational School Students of the University
TT  - Üniversitenin Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinde Bulaşma/Bulaştırma Korkusu ile Bulaşıcı Hastalık Risk Farkındalığı ve Korunma Yolları Arasındaki İlişki
AU  - Kefeli Çol, Bahar
AU  - Başaran, Ayşe
AU  - Genç Köse, Burcu
AU  - Bakoğlu, Emine
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.33631/sabd.1603374
JF  - Sağlık Bilimlerinde Değer
JO  - VHS
PB  - Duzce University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2792-0542
SP  - 455
EP  - 466
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: This study aimed to determine students' risk awareness and protection levels regarding communicable diseases as well as their levels of fear of transmission. It aimed to evaluate them as independent variables and investigate their relationship. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study. The study sample consisted of 509 university students. Data were collected using Communicable Diseases Risk Awareness and Protection and Fear of Contagion/Transmission scales. Data were analyzed using the Student t-test, and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean scores of the communicable disease risk awareness and prevention scales (145.73± 17.05) and the fear of contagion/transmission scale (89.65±16.58) were above the midpoint. Risk awareness and protection level regarding communicable diseases and fear of contagion/transmission were found to be significantly higher in girls, 2nd grade students, those with chronic diseases and those who stated that they had never had a communicable disease. Age and awareness of communicable disease risk and protection level were positively correlated. There was also a positive correlation between the communicable disease risk awareness and prevention scale and the fear of contagion/ transmission.Conclusion: The study results reveal the students' awareness of risk and protection against communicable diseases and fear of contagion and transmission. It shows the importance of gender, class, presence of chronic disease and previous communicable disease on risk awareness, protection and fear of communicable diseases.
KW  - Communicable disease
KW  - fear
KW  - awareness of risk
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı öğrencilerin bulaşıcı hastalılarda risk farkındalık ve korunma düzeyleri ile bulaşma\bulaştırma korku düzeylerini belirlemek, bağımsız değişkenler açısından değerlendirmek ve aralarındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipte bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi 509 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veriler Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Risk Farkındalığı ve Korunma ölçeği, Bulaşma/Bulaştırma Korkusu ölçeği ile toplandı. Verilerin analizi Student t-test ve Pearson korelasyon ile yapıldı. Bulgular: Bulaşıcı hastalık risk farkındalığı ve korunma ölçeği (145,73± 17,05) ile bulaşma/bulaştırma korkusu ölçeği (89,65±16,58) puan ortalamaları orta noktanın üstünde saptandı. Bulaşıcı hastalıklara ilişkin risk farkındalığı ve korunma düzeyi ile bulaşma/bulaştırma korkusu; kadınlarda, 2. sınıf öğrencilerinde, kronik hastalığı olanlarda ve daha önce bulaşıcı hastalık geçirmediğini söyleyenlerde anlamlı olarak fazla bulundu.  Yaş ile bulaşıcı hastalıklarda risk farkındalığı ve korunma düzeyi arasında pozitif yönde ilişki saptandı. Ayrıca bulaşıcı hastalık risk farkındalığı ve korunma ölçeği ile bulaşma/bulaştırma korkusu arasında da pozitif yönde ilişki saptandı. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçları öğrencilerin bulaşıcı hastalıklarda risk farkındalık ve korunma düzeyini ile bulaşma ve bulaştırma korku düzeylerini ortaya koymaktadır. Bulaşıcı hastalıklarda risk farkındalığı, korunma ve korku üzerinde cinsiyet, sınıf, kronik hastalık varlığı ve daha önce bulaşıcı hastalık geçirme durumunun önemini göstermektedir.
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