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Compliance and Influencing Factors to Respiratory Infection Prevention among College Students Who Have Experienced the COVID-19 Pandemic

코로나19 대유행을 경험한 대학생들의 호흡기감염 예방 이행 수준과 영향요인

  • Jin Hwan Oh (Department of Nursing, Suwon Science College) ;
  • Og Son Kim (Department of Nursing, Gangseo University)
  • 오진환 (수원과학대학교, 간호학과) ;
  • 김옥선 (강서대학교, 간호학과)
  • Received : 2024.03.13
  • Accepted : 2024.04.11
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the level of compliance and influencing factors to respiratory infection prevention among the college students who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted on 200 college students from December 15, 2023 to January 5, 2024, and the data of 199 people who responded faithfully were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression through SPSS 18.0. According to the result, the compliance level of respiratory infection prevention was 32.95±6.05 points on average out of 48 points. The general characteristics, which showed differences in the compliance level of respiratory infection prevention, and the characteristics related to respiratory infections were identified to be major (t=-2.59, p=.010), education on respiratory infection prevention (t=1.99, p=.048), influenza vaccination of the year (t=-2.10, p=.037), COVID-19 vaccination of the year (t=3.56, p<.001), and mask wearing in crowded places (t=4.96, p<.001). As for the factors influencing the compliance to respiratory infection prevention, major (β=0.31, p<.001), influenza vaccination of the year (β=-0.15, p=.046), and mask wearing in a crowded places (β=-0.31, p<.001) were identified as a significant variable in the multiple regression analysis. In conclusion, since respiratory infections continue to occur even after the termination of COVID-19 epidemic, it is necessary to make efforts to promote compliance to respiratory infection prevention practice, and it is expected that the factors identified in this study can be used as the basic data when developing a respiratory infection prevention program targeting college students.

본 연구는 코로나19 대유행을 경험한 대학생의 호흡기감염 예방 이행 수준과 영향요인을 파악하고자 시행하였다. 2023년 12월 15일부터 2024년 1월 5일까지 대학생 200명을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 시행하였으며, 이 중 성실히 응답한 199명의 자료를 SPSS 18.0 program을 이용하여 기술통계량, t-test, ANOVA, multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 호흡기감염 예방 이행 수준은 48점 만점 중 평균 32.95±6.05점이었다. 호흡기감염 예방 이행 수준에 차이를 보인 일반적 특성과 호흡기감염 관련 특성은 학과(t=-2.59, p=.010), 호흡기감염 예방 교육(t=1.99, p=.048), 금년 독감예방접종(t=-2.10, p=.037), 금년 코로나19 예방접종(t=3.56, p<.001), 외출 시 사람이 모여 있는 곳에서 마스크 착용(t=4.96, p<.001)이었다. 호흡기감염 예방 이행에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 학과(β=0.31, p<.001), 금년 독감예방접종(β=-0.15, p=.046), 외출 시 사람이 모여 있는 곳에서 마스크 착용(β=-0.31, p<.001)이 다중회귀분석에서 유의한 변수로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 코로나19 유행이 종식된 이후에도 호흡기감염이 지속적으로 발생하므로 호흡기감염 예방행위 이행 증진을 위한 노력이 필요하며, 대학생을 대상으로 한 호흡기감염 예방 프로그램 개발 시 본 연구에서 확인된 요인들을 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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