Evaluation of A Medical School Students' Knowledge and Behavior Regarding COVID-19 Disease

Öz

It was aimed to determine the level of knowledge of medical school students about COVID-19 disease, to examine some variables that are thought to be related, and to evaluate their behavior about COVID-19 disease. A cross-sectional study conducted on Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine students between August 1st, 2020 and October 30th, 2020. The study group made up of 984 students. The students' knowledge about COVID-19 disease evaluated with 26 questions and their behavior with 15 questions prepared by the authors. Each correct answer was given “1 point” while incorrect answers were not given points. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis analysis were used. In the study group, 501 (50.9%) were female. Ages ranged from 17-35 with an average of 20.77±2.18 years. The scores of the students from the knowledge questions about COVID-19 disease ranged from 5-25 with an average of 18.82±3.16 points. Knowledge scores for COVID-19 disease were higher in those with a broken family structure, studying in the fourth grade and above, and those who self-reported sufficient knowledge of the disease. In this study, the most correctly answered knowledge question was “those who come into contact with the agent of COVID-19 disease are isolated for 14 days” with 97.4%, while the most incorrectly answered knowledge question was “non-medical fabric masks do not have protection” with 64.8%. The scores of the students from the behavior questions related to COVID-19 disease ranged from 0-15 with an average of 10.00±2.02. The students had a good level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease, there was a positive weak association between levels of knowledge and behavior. It may be useful to conduct more effective informative studies by competent health authorities to increase their knowledge levels. More comprehensive studies are needed to determine the relationship between knowledge levels and behaviors about the disease.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• medical student
• knowledge
• Eskisehir

Bir Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Hastalığı ile İlgili Bilgi Düzeylerinin ve Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin saptanması, ilişkili olduğu düşünülen bazı değişkenlerin incelenmesi ve COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. 01.08.2020-30.10.2020 tarihleri arasında Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrencileri üzerinde yapılan kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. 984 öğrenci çalışma grubunu oluşturdu. Yazarlar tarafından hazırlanan 26 soru ile öğrencilerin COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili bilgileri, 15 soru ile davranışları değerlendirildi. Her doğru cevaba “1 puan” verildi, yanlış cevaplara puan verilmedi. Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis Analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubunda 501 (%50.9) kadın vardı. Yaşları 17-35 arasında değişmekteydi, ortalama 20.77±2.18 yıl idi. Öğrencilerin COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili bilgi sorularından aldıkları puanlar 5-25 arasında değişmekte olup ortalama 18.82±3.16 puan idi. Parçalanmış aile yapısına sahip olanlarda, dördüncü sınıf ve üzerinde öğrenim görmekte olanlarda ve hastalık hakkında bilgisinin yeterli olduğunu bildirenlerde COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili bilgi puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır (her biri için; p≤0.05). Bu çalışmada en çok doğru bilinen bilgi sorusu %97.4 ile “COVID-19 hastalığının etkeni ile temas edenler 14 gün süre ile izolasyona alınır” iken en çok yanlış bilinen ise %64.8 ile “Tıbbi olmayan kumaş maskelerin koruyuculuğu yoktur” bilgi sorusu idi. Öğrencilerin COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili davranış sorularından aldıkları puanlar 0-15 arasında değişmekte olup ortalama 10.00±2.02 idi. Öğrencilerin COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili bilgileri iyi düzeydeydi, bilgi ve davranış düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde zayıf bir ilişki vardı. Bilgi düzeylerinin arttırılması için yetkin sağlık otoriteleri tarafından daha etkili bilgilendirme çalışmalarının yapılması yararlı olabilir. Hastalık hakkında bilgi ve davranış düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konabilmesi için daha kapsamlı çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• tıp öğrencisi
• bilgi
• Eskişehir

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