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Predictors of COVID‐19 preventive behaviours in a sample of the Turkish population
Author(s) -
Savci Cemile,
Cil Akinci Ayse
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.13048
Subject(s) - turkish , health literacy , turkish population , covid-19 , medicine , population , scale (ratio) , sample (material) , literacy , psychology , demography , environmental health , health care , geography , disease , pedagogy , philosophy , economic growth , linguistics , chemistry , sociology , genotype , biochemistry , chromatography , cartography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , gene
Aim This research aimed to determine predictors of COVID ‐ 19 preventive behaviours in a sample of the Turkish population. Methods The study was conducted with 575 individuals. COVID‐19 preventive behaviours were evaluated with a 19‐item scale scored from 19 to 95. Knowledge on COVID‐19 was evaluated with a 22‐item scale scored from 0 to 22. General health literacy was evaluated with the Turkey Health Literacy Scale (THLS), which was scored from 0 to 50. Results The average COVID ‐ 19 preventive behaviours score was moderately high in this sample of the Turkish population. Being female, having a higher level of education, better economic status, being a non‐smoker, having a higher level of COVID ‐ 19 knowledge and better general health literacy score were significant predictors of COVID ‐ 19 preventive behaviours ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of COVID ‐ 19 and general health literacy are crucial in preventing COVID ‐ 19 infections in a sample of the Turkish population.
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