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http://dx.doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2021.46.3.131

Difference in the practice of COVID-19 prevention according to the reliability of COVID-19 response among high school students in Korea  

Lee, Hocheol (Yonsei Healthy City Research Center, Yonsei University)
Yoon, Hyejin (Yonsei Healthy City Research Center, Yonsei University)
Kim, Ji Eon (Yonsei Healthy City Research Center, Yonsei University)
Nam, Eun Woo (Yonsei Healthy City Research Center, Yonsei University)
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Journal of agricultural medicine and community health / v.46, no.3, 2021 , pp. 131-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed 1) to investigate high school students' reliability on COVID-19 responses in schools and private academies and 2) to identify the differences in COVID-19 prevention practice. Methods: This cross-sectional survey collected data from 200 high school respondents, using an anonymous online questionnaire designed by the Yonsei Global Health Center, from July 2 to 17, 2020 in this study. Chi-square tests were conducted to analyze the differences in preventative practices and practice rates between schools and private academies. Binary logistics regression analysis was conducted to identify the factor affecting the reliability of COVID-19 response. Results: These high school students reliabilityed the schools' COVID-19 response more than the private academy. In addition, students who studied only at school did more COVID-19 prevention practices than students who studied both at school and academy. There was a significant difference in avoiding public transportation (p=.028), sitting in one row while having a meal (p=.011) in the practice rates depending on the schools' COVID-19 response. A significant difference in Covering the mouth when coughing and sneezing (p-.041) was also found in the practice rates depending on the private academies' COVID-19 response. Conclusion: The reason why schools were more reliable than private academies was that there are health teachers. Because schools are supervised by the ministry of education, the Ministry of education and local government need to work together to manage and monitor the COVID-19 response in the academies through cooperation between two organizations. In addition, it is necessary to arrange a temporary circulation health teacher who will provide the COVID-19 prevention education at the academies.
Keywords
COVID-19; Prevention & control; Pandemic; High School; Students; Private Academies;
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