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Hand washing and Preventive Measures for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

간호대학생의 중동 호흡기 증후군 예방을 위한 손 씻기 수행 빈도에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Received : 2015.11.17
  • Accepted : 2016.02.04
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

Recently, hand washing has been emphasized as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS) threatened public health. This study aimed to prevent MERS by hand washing frequency and analyzed the relationship between hand washing behavior and trait anxiety, locus of control and health promotion behavior. In this study, 314 nursing students participated in a survey where they could indicate what they did and the frequency of hand washing for preventing MERS. They also responded to questions related to the trait anxiety, locus of control, and health promotion behavior. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. The frequency of hand washing was highest among the measures that the participants used and it was significantly related to the participants who reported high scores for the importance of hand washing. In addition, the importance of hand washing was impacted by the internal locus of control. Most nursing students who participated the survey acknowledged that hand washing was the most important method for preventing MERS. Therefore, it is important to educate people on the importance of hand washing and pay attention to personal characteristics, such as internal locus of control to promote hand-washing.

최근 중동 호흡기 증후군의 발현으로 손 씻기가 강조되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구의 목적은 중동호흡기 증후군의 예방을 위하여 손 씻기의 빈도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위하여 기질불안, 건강통제위, 건강증진행위의 관계를 분석하였다. 314명의 간호 대학생들에게 중동 호흡기 증후군을 예방하는 방법, 손 씻는 횟수, 기질불안, 건강통제위, 건강증진행위에 대하여 설문조사하였고, 수집된 자료는 Pearson correlation, 다중회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 손 씻기 수행 빈도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 손 씻기 중요도 이였으며, 손 씻기 중요도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 내적통제위로 나타났다. 또한, 대부분의 간호 대학생이 손 씻기가 중동 호흡기 증후군의 가장 중요한 예방법으로 인지하였다. 이에 손 씻기의 중요성과 내적 통제위를 강화한 건강교육을 진행해야 할 것이다.

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