Knowledge, attitude and anxiety of medical students about the current COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorYakar, Burkay
dc.contributor.authorKaygusuz, Türkkan
dc.contributor.authorPirinçci, Edibe
dc.contributor.authorÖnalan, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorErtekin, Yusuf Haydar
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:26:21Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of medical students about the COVID-19 and the effect of the outbreak on the students' anxiety levels. Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out between 07-14 April, with the online questionnaire forms applied to the medical students. A questionnaire forms were sent to one of every two students in the faculty using the systematic sampling method. A total of 530 volunteers were included in the study. The data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire of the socio-demographic characteristics, opinions about the epidemic, knowledge, and attitude of medical students regarding COVID-19. Anxiety levels of the participants were measured with the StateTrait anxiety inventory. Results: A total of 530 medical students had a mean score of knowledge and attitude of 7.83±1.27 and 45.18±5.12, respectively. Participants demonstrated good knowledge and a positive attitude towards COVID-19. Clinical period students had a higher level of knowledge (p<0.001) and positive attitude (p=0.025) compared to preclinical students. While the knowledge score was higher in men (p = 0.033), the attitude score was higher in women (p <0.001). There was a negative correlation between attitude scores and state (p=0.003) and trait anxiety scores (p<0.001). Conclusion: Medical students had sufficient knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19. Anxiety caused by the outbreak may have negative effects on the positive attitudes of the participants
dc.identifier.doi10.22391/fppc.737469
dc.identifier.endpage44
dc.identifier.issn2458-8865
dc.identifier.issn2459-1505
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage36
dc.identifier.trdizinid467768
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.737469
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/467768
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/15428
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAile Hekimliği ve Palyatif Bakım
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TRD_20250125
dc.subjectHalk ve Çevre Sağlığı
dc.subjectGenel ve Dahili Tıp
dc.subjectPsikoloji
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and anxiety of medical students about the current COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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