ArticleJournal of pediatric nursing
Hand hygiene and mask-wearing behaviors and the related factors during the COVID 19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study with secondary school students in Turkey.
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- Factors associated with the mask-wearing behavior of university students in Japan: a cross-sectional study of the post-mask-mandate period.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Factors influencing hygienic behavior among students in Central Kazakhstan during COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Fear of COVID-19 and hygiene behaviors: a study of secondary school students in İstanbul.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Assessing SARS-CoV-2 Testing Adherence in a University Town: Recurrent Event Modeling Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Coronavirus-related health literacy levels among school administrators and influencing factors.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- The hidden inequality: the disparities in the quality of daily use masks associated with family economic status.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Wearing FFP2 Masks on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates in Classrooms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How Middle and High School Students Wear Their Face Masks in Classrooms and School Buildings.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe research was conducted to determine the hand hygiene and mask-wearing behaviors and related factors of secondary school students in the COVID-19 pandemic process. DESIGN AND
methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between March 02-April 022021 with 1284 students who continued their secondary education in a province in the east of Turkey. The data were collected face-to-face through the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Mask-Wearing Behavior Form, and the Hand Hygiene Behavior Form. Percentage, mean, t-test in independent groups, Mann Whitney U test and Multiple Regression analysis were used in the evaluation of the data. Ethical principles were observed at all stages of the study.
resultsIt was determined that 80.1% of the students used disposable medical masks, 62.1% of their parents chose a mask suitable for the age of the student, and 52.1% used the mask they wore all day long. It was found that 41.4% of the students washed their hands before wearing a mask, and 51.9% after wearing a mask. It was determined that there was a significant relationship between students' mask-wearing behavior and gender, and hand hygiene behavior and gender, grade level, previous training on hand-washing and mask-wearing. As a result of multiple regression analysis, it was found that gender and mother's occupation had a statistically significant effect on mask-wearing behavior, while gender and previous training on mask-wearing had a statistically significant effect on hand-washing behavior. CONCLUSIONS/PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Students exhibited correct behaviors regarding hand hygiene and mask-wearing, but some misbehaviors suggest that training is necessary, especially in the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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