Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Behaviors of COVID-19 among Nursing Students: Boromarajonani Collage of Nursing, Uttaradit
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The purposes of descriptive research were to 1) examine the level of knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students. 2) to study the relationship between knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students. 3) to compare the mean scores of knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students who were studying in the different years. The sample consisted of 407 nursing of the academic year 2021 at Borommarajonani College of Nursing, Uttaradit by a purposive sampling. Research instruments were the questionnaire of knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019. The reliability of the questionnaire ranged from .83 - .86. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and one-way ANOVA.
The result showed that 1) the level of knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students was at a high level (99.51%). 2) there was the positive statistically significant relationship between attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students. (p<.01) but knowledges is not related to attitudes and affects prevention behaviors. 3) there was no statistically significant difference between the mean score of knowledges, attitudes and affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019 among nursing students who were studying in the different years. This research can be used as a guideline to promote correct attitudes among nursing students for encourage the good affects prevention behaviors about Corona Virus 2019in life style and nursing practice.
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