Open AccessKnowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 Among Nursing Students: Palestinian Perspective
Author(s) -
Ahmad Ayed,
Kefah Zabn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sage open nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2377-9608
DOI - 10.1177/23779608211015150
Subject(s) - covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , nursing , positive attitude , pandemic , psychology , cross sectional study , medical education , medicine , social psychology , virology , outbreak , artificial intelligence , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern and called for the collaborative efforts of all countries to prevent rapid spread.Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among Palestinian nursing students.Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 218 nursing students from Arab American University and Al-Quds University. The instrument was developed by the researchers after a critical literature review.Results The results revealed that the majority of participates were third academic year level (60.6%). Only 84 (38.5%) of respondents had a high level of knowledge and 17(7.8%) had a positive attitude regarding COVID-19.Conclusion The study confirmed that nursing students had a moderate level of knowledge about COVID-19 and a negative attitude toward it.
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