COVID-19 Perceptions, Avoidance and Vaccine Attitudes of Nursing Students: Case of Türkiye

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to investigate the factors related to the attitudes of nursing students to avoid COVID-19, their perceptions of the disease, and their attitudes towards the vaccine. Methods: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. Nursing students (n = 354) studying at a university in Turkey formed the sample. Online forms included the descriptive characteristics survey form, the avoidance from COVID-19 attitudes scale, the COVID-19 disease perception scale and the COVID-19 vaccine attitudes scale. Results: The students’ mean COVID-19 disease perception scale dangerousness subscale score was 3.86 ± 0.77 and mean contagiousness subscale score was 3.73 ± 0.99. The students’ mean avoidance from COVID-19 attitudes scale cognitive avoidance subscale score was 2.29 ± 0.92 and mean behavioral avoidance subscale score was 3.40 ± 1.04. the students’ mean COVID-19 vaccine attitudes scale positive attitude subscale score was 3.62 ± 1.08 and mean negative attitude subscale score was 3.42 ± 0.89. the women had higher scores than the men (p<.05). The students whose mother was postgraduate had lower mean COVID-19 vaccine attitudes scale scores than others (p<.05). Conclusions: In our study, it was found that there was a difference between genders in the COVID-19 Illness Perception Scale and Avoidance Attitudes Scale scores, and the avoidance attitude scale scores of second-year students were higher than senior students.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Vaccine
• Nursing
• Nurse Education
• Public Health

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Algıları, Kaçınma ve Aşı Tutumlarının İncelenmesi: Türkiye Örneği

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin COVID-19’dan kaçınma tutumları, hastalık algıları ve aşıya yönelik tutumları ile ilgili faktörleri araştırmak amacı ile yapıldı. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı-kesitsel bir çalışma tasarımı kullanıldı. Türkiye’de bir üniversitede öğrenim gören hemşirelik öğrencileri ( n = 354) örneklemi oluşturdu. Çevrimiçi uygulanan formlar, Tanımlayıcı özellikler anket formu; COVID-19 dan Kaçınma Tutumları Ölçeği; COVID-19 Hastalık Algısı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeğini içeriyordu. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin, COVID-19 Hastalık Algısı Ölçeği tehlikelilik alt boyutu puan ortalamaları 3.86 ± 0.77 ve bulaştırıcılık puan ortalamaları 3.73 ± 0.99 bulundu. COVID-19’dan Kaçınma Tutumları Ölçeği bilişsel kaçınma alt boyutu puan ortalamaları 2.29 ± 0.92 ve davranışsal kaçınma puan ortalamaları 3.40 ±1.04 saptandı. COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği olumlu tutum puan ortalamaları 3.62 ± 1.08 ve aşıya yönelik olumsuz tutum puan ortalamaları 3.42 ± 0.89 olarak hesaplandı. Kadınların puanları erkeklerden daha yüksek bulundu (p<.05). Annesi üniversite mezunu olan öğrencilerin aşıya yönelik tutumlar ölçeği puan ortalamaları diğerlerinin puanlarından daha düşük saptandı (p<.05). Sonuç: Çalışmamızda, COVID-19 Hastalık Algısı Ölçeği ve Kaçınma Tutumları Ölçeği puanlarında cinsiyetler arasında farklılık olduğu ve çalışmamız ikinci sınıf öğrencilerinin kaçınma tutum ölçeği puanlarının son sınıf öğrencilerine göre daha yüksek olduğu bulundu.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Aşı
• Hemşirelik
• Hemşirelik Eğitimi
• Halk Sağlığı

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