Research Article

DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS

Volume: 2 Number: 3 September 30, 2021
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DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the the knowledge level of aged 8-12 years children about Covid-19 and protection measures. Material and Methods: The sample of the descriptive study consisted of 323 children aged 8-12 years. The data were collected online with Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Information Level Form for Covid-19 and Protection Measures prepared by the researchers, and were shown with number, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square analysis. Results: The mean age of the children 9.15 ± 1.28 and 54.8% were girls. 63.2% of the children stated that they learned information about Covid-19 from television. It was found that 90.1% of children stated that Covid-19 changed their hygiene habits, 80.2% of them stated that the most effective measure to protect against Covid-19 was wearing a mask, 99.4% paid more attention to hand hygiene. It has been determined that compliance with hygiene and protection measures is higher in girls and those who have had Covid-19 infection in their family. Conclusion: It has been determined that the majority of children have information about Covid 19 and protection measures and pay attention to wearing masks and hand hygiene. Children, who are an important group in terms of carrying and transmitting the infection, should ensure the continuity of their adaptation to protection measures by eliminating their missing information on the subject.

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Çalışmaya katılan tüm çocuklara ve katılımlarını sağlayan ebeveynlerine teşekkür ederiz.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2021

Submission Date

May 12, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 21, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 2 Number: 3

APA
Yıldız, İ., & Tok Yıldız, F. (2021). DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS. Turkish Journal of Science and Health, 2(3), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.936857
AMA
1.Yıldız İ, Tok Yıldız F. DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS. TFSD. 2021;2(3):14-20. doi:10.51972/tfsd.936857
Chicago
Yıldız, İlknur, and Fatma Tok Yıldız. 2021. “DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 2 (3): 14-20. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.936857.
EndNote
Yıldız İ, Tok Yıldız F (September 1, 2021) DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 2 3 14–20.
IEEE
[1]İ. Yıldız and F. Tok Yıldız, “DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS”, TFSD, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 14–20, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.51972/tfsd.936857.
ISNAD
Yıldız, İlknur - Tok Yıldız, Fatma. “DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 2/3 (September 1, 2021): 14-20. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.936857.
JAMA
1.Yıldız İ, Tok Yıldız F. DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS. TFSD. 2021;2:14–20.
MLA
Yıldız, İlknur, and Fatma Tok Yıldız. “DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health, vol. 2, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 14-20, doi:10.51972/tfsd.936857.
Vancouver
1.İlknur Yıldız, Fatma Tok Yıldız. DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COVID-19 AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGED 8-12 YEARS. TFSD. 2021 Sep. 1;2(3):14-20. doi:10.51972/tfsd.936857


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