Factors Influencing Preventive Behavior Against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Among Nursing Students in South Korea

Overview

Journal Nurse Educ Today

Specialties Medical Education
Nursing

Date 2016 Apr 30

PMID 27125168

Citations 32

Authors

Jeong-Sil Choi

Ji-Soo Kim

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Abstract

Background: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), an emerging infectious disease introduced in South Korea in 2015, spreads quickly through hospitals, and Korea became one of the major areas affected by the disease after the Middle East region. To stop the spread of an emerging disease, it is important to practice prevention guidelines correctly.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing preventive behavior against MERS-CoV among Korean nursing students.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey. Data were collected from 429 nursing students from three colleges of nursing in Korea from June 25 to July 3 in 2015.

Results: Preventive behavior against MERS-CoV was affected mostly by attitude (β=.243, p<.001). Such behavior was also high in relation to the variables of perceived risk (β=.232, p<.001), older students (β=.202, p<.001), knowledge level (β=.153, p<.01), and female respondents (β=.115, p<.05).

Conclusion: Preventive behavior against emerging infectious diseases such as MERS-CoV was found to be affected most significantly by attitude and risk perception. It is crucial to provide nursing students with information or knowledge, but it is also important to help those in nursing education recognize that active preventive behavior can prevent this infectious disease and stop its spread.

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