Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case

Cilt: 77 Sayı: 4 1 Aralık 2020
  • Hülya Şirin
  • Gamze Ketrez
  • Ahmad Abed Ahmadi
  • Ahmet Arslan
  • Emre Altunel
  • İbrahim Sefa Güneş
  • Ebru Seçilmiş
  • Seçil Özkan
  • Metin Hasde
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Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case

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Objective: During this time when the COVID-19 is rising in Turkey, assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of the public about the COVID-19 will be useful in finding out whether the interventions to control the outbreak are effective and viable. Furthermore, such studies are needed to properly manage the outbreak process and cast light on future interventions. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of people in Turkey about the COVID-19.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was implemented between 11 and 21 April 2020 using an online questionnaire. The survey was applied online, and social media platforms were used to reach out to the highest number of people who met the inclusion criteria i.n., people aged 18 or older . The questionnaire consists of three parts socio-demographic 40 questions, medical history, and knowledge, attitude, and practice section . Descriptive statistics and a comparison of participants’ knowledge degrees about COVID-19 is tested using the Chi square test.Results: A total number of 8505 participant were Katılımcıların %59,3’ü 5045 kadın ve %77,7’si 6808 üniversite veya üstü seviyede eğitim düzeyine sahipti. Katılımcıların %90’ından fazlası hastalığın bulaşma yolu, belirtileri, risk grupları, izolasyon ve tedavisi ile ilgili soruları doğru yanıtlamıştır. Katılımcıların %55,2’si hastalığın Türkiye’de ve %38,6’sı ise dünyada başarıyla kontrol altına alınacağını düşünmektedir. Katılımcıların %55,6’sı Yeni Koronavirüs enfeksiyonunun hava ısınınca sona ermeyeceğini ve %35,1’i hastalanmanın kaderi olduğunu düşünmektedir. Korunmaya yönelik davranışlardan en çok uygulananları el hijyeni, evde kalma, dışarıda maske takmadır. Katılımcıların %98,8’i hastalıktan korunmak için ellerini yıkıyormuş. Sonuç: Çalışmamız kapsamındaki kişilerin bilgi tutumu ve davranışları yüksek olarak değerlendirilmiş olsa da, çalışma popülasyonunda daha sonraki toplum müdahalelerinde dikkate alınması gereken bazı bilgi ve davranış boşlukları belirlenmiştir. Gelecekte olabilecek salgın kontrolü müdahalelerinde, insanların eğitim seviyesi, istihdam durumu ve dini inançları gibi sosyal belirleyicilerde dikkate alınmalıdır.accepted for the study. 59.3% 5045 of respondents were women and 77.7% 6808 had a university degree or higher. 85.6% 7277 of the participants had a good level of knowledge about COVID-19. Over 90% of participants have answered the questions about the mode of transmission of the COVID-19, symptoms, risk groups, isolation, and treatment correctly. 55.2% 4696 of respondents thought that the disease would be successfully taken under control in Turkey and 38.6% 3282 in the world eventually. 55.6% 4731 believed that the COVID-19 will not go away when the weather gets warmer. 35.1% 2983 believed that getting the disease is preordained by fate. The most frequently practiced protective behaviors included hand hygiene, staying at home and wearing mask outside. 98.8% reported that they use their hands in order to protect theirselves from COVID-19. Conclusion: Though, the knowledge attitude and practice of participants in our study was evaluated high, there were some knowledge and practice gaps in study population that should be considered in further community interventions. The future interventions for the epidemic control need to consider social determinants such as the level of education, employment status and religious beliefs of people

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Hülya Şirin Bu kişi benim

Gamze Ketrez Bu kişi benim

Ahmad Abed Ahmadi Bu kişi benim

Ahmet Arslan Bu kişi benim

Emre Altunel Bu kişi benim

İbrahim Sefa Güneş Bu kişi benim

Ebru Seçilmiş Bu kişi benim

Seçil Özkan Bu kişi benim

Metin Hasde Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Aralık 2020

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 77 Sayı: 4

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APA
Şirin, H., Ketrez, G., Ahmadi, A. A., Arslan, A., Altunel, E., Güneş, İ. S., Seçilmiş, E., Özkan, S., & Hasde, M. (2020). Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 77(4), 381-398. https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ
AMA
1.Şirin H, Ketrez G, Ahmadi AA, vd. Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2020;77(4):381-398. https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ
Chicago
Şirin, Hülya, Gamze Ketrez, Ahmad Abed Ahmadi, vd. 2020. “Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77 (4): 381-98. https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ.
EndNote
Şirin H, Ketrez G, Ahmadi AA, Arslan A, Altunel E, Güneş İS, Seçilmiş E, Özkan S, Hasde M (01 Aralık 2020) Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77 4 381–398.
IEEE
[1]H. Şirin vd., “Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case”, Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg, c. 77, sy 4, ss. 381–398, Ara. 2020, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ
ISNAD
Şirin, Hülya - Ketrez, Gamze - Ahmadi, Ahmad Abed - Arslan, Ahmet - Altunel, Emre - Güneş, İbrahim Sefa - Seçilmiş, Ebru - Özkan, Seçil - Hasde, Metin. “Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77/4 (01 Aralık 2020): 381-398. https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ.
JAMA
1.Şirin H, Ketrez G, Ahmadi AA, Arslan A, Altunel E, Güneş İS, Seçilmiş E, Özkan S, Hasde M. Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2020;77:381–398.
MLA
Şirin, Hülya, vd. “Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, c. 77, sy 4, Aralık 2020, ss. 381-98, https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ.
Vancouver
1.Hülya Şirin, Gamze Ketrez, Ahmad Abed Ahmadi, Ahmet Arslan, Emre Altunel, İbrahim Sefa Güneş, Ebru Seçilmiş, Seçil Özkan, Metin Hasde. Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2020;77(4):381-98. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA29TT82KZ