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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among nursing students of the University of Palermo: results from an online survey.
Santangelo O. E.Provenzano S.Armetta F.Pesco G.Allegro A.Lampasona M.Terranova A.D'anna G.Firenze A.subject
Cross-Sectional StudieAdultMaleHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticePracticePandemicSARS-CoV-2University studentCOVID-19Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataUniversity studentsUniversity students.Young AdultCross-Sectional StudiesKnowledgeAttitudeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and QuestionnaireHumansFemaleStudents NursingPandemicsResearch Paperdescription
Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices towards Sars-CoV-2 among nursing students of University of Palermo during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This is cross-sectional study. A survey was provided to all nursing students and consisted of two parts: demographics and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) survey. A multivariate linear regression model was used and adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) are presented. Results: 575 students were interviewed and their mean age was 22.3. The overall score indicates good knowledge (p=0.046) and good practices among the four courses of study (p=0.038). Multivariate linear regression showed that Attitude score (ẞ=-0.29; p=0.024) and Knowledge score (ẞ=0.10; p=0.026) adjusted for age, gender, year of study, perceived economic status, perceived health status were significantly associated with Practice score. Conclusion: Our results suggest that proper health education is useful for encouraging optimistic attitudes and maintaining safe practices among future category of nurses.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-27 | Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene |