Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

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Factors Influencing Respiratory Infection Preventive Behavior Practice in Adolescent

청소년의 호흡기감염병 예방행동 실천에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Sunju Kim (Gyeongnam Center for Infectious Disease Control, College of Medicine in Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hyeryun Yang (Gyeongnam Center for Infectious Disease Control) ;
  • Hyejin Hwang (Gyeongnam Center for Infectious Disease Control) ;
  • Yeongmi Ha (College of Nursing. Sustainable Health Research Institute in Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Solhee Shin (Gyeongnam Center for Infectious Disease Control)
  • 김선주 (경상남도감염병관리지원단. 경상국립대학교 의과대학) ;
  • 양혜련 (경상남도감염병관리지원단 ) ;
  • 황혜진 (경상남도감염병관리지원단) ;
  • 하영미 (경상국립대학교 간호대학. 지속가능건강연구소) ;
  • 신솔희 (경상남도감염병관리지원단)
  • Received : 2024.06.10
  • Accepted : 2024.08.09
  • Published : 2024.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was aimed to identify the influencing factors associated with respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors of adolescents by examining the relationships >among knowledge, attitude, and practice. Methods: The study included 147 middle and high school students in G provinces. The data were collected from November to December 2023. The questionnaire consisted of 12 questions regarding the knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, 11 questions on attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, and 14 questions on practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors. The collected data were analyzed in multiple regression analysis. Results: The participants' knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors was 10.47±2.06, attitude of those preventive behaviors 3.71±0.39 and practice of those behaviors 3.38±0.45. Factors affecting practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors were attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors (β=.63, p<.001), and taking health education for infectious disease (β=.24, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings of the study can be used as essential data for developing strategies respiratory infection preventing behavior practice promoting school health. It is necessary to develop various intervention measures based on the causal relationship and structural model related to the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors and the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors to induce positive attitudes.

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