SAĞLIK PROGRAMLARINDA ÖĞRENİM GÖREN ÖĞRENCİLERİN COVID-19’A DAİR BİLGİ, ÖNLEMLERE UYUM VE RİSK ALGISI DÜZEYLERİNİN SOSYO-DEMOGRAFİK ÖZELLİKLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Öz

Bireylerin sağlık riski algısı, bulaşıcı hastalıkların yayılımının önlenmesinde önemli bir faktördür. COVID-19’un daha çok yaşlı nüfusu etkilediği yönündeki haberler genç yaş gruplarında rehavete neden olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın iki temel amacı vardır. Bunlardan ilki, üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyo-demografik özellikleri ile COVID-19 hakkındaki bilgi, önlemlere uyum ve risk algısı düzeyleri arasındaki farkların incelenmesidir. İkincisi ise katılımcıların COVID-19’a dair bilgi, önlemlere uyum ve risk algısı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkilerin araştırılmasıdır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda veriler, 1-10 Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da bulunan bir vakıf üniversitesinin sağlık programlarında eğitim gören öğrencilerden çevrimiçi anket yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. 310 kullanılabilir anketin elde edildiği araştırmada; öğrencilerin risk algısı düzeyleri ile cinsiyet ve yaşadıkları yerin niteliği arasında anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Öğrencilerin önlemlere uyum düzeyi ile risk algısı düzeyi (r=0,273) ve bilgi düzeyi (r=0,131) arasında pozitif ve anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Ayrıca öğrencilerin COVID-19 kaynaklı risk algıları ve bu konudaki bilgi düzeyleri arttıkça, virüsten korunma önlemlerine daha fazla riayet ettikleri sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pandemi
• COVID-19
• risk
• algı
• önlem

INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPLIANCE WITH PREVENTION AND RISK PERCEPTION LEVELS ABOUT COVID-19 IN TERMS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROGRAMS

Öz

Individuals' perception of health risk is an important factor in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The news that COVID-19 affects mostly the elderly population may cause complacency in young age groups. This study has two objectives: The first, to investigate the differences between the socio-demographic characteristics of the university students and their knowledge of COVID-19, compliance with prevention measures and levels of risk perception. The second, to investigate the relationships between participants' knowledge about COVID-19, compliance with prevention measures, and levels of risk perception. The data were collected from the health program students of a foundation university in Istanbul via online survey between December 1-10, 2020. In the study, in which 310 usable questionnaires were obtained, significant differences were determined between the risk perception levels of the students in terms of the sex and the characteristic of the place they lived in variables (p<0.05). There was a positive and significant relationship between the students' level of compliance with the prevention measures and their risk perception levels (r=0.273) and knowledge levels (r=0.131). It was also concluded that as the students' COVID-19-related risk perceptions and their knowledge levels on this issue increased, they were more likely to comply with measures to protect themselves from viruses.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• pandemic
• COVID-19
• risk
• perception
• prevention

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