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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2017.8.4.149

The Convergence Study of Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Behaviors against MERS in South Korea  

Kim, Mi-Ja (Department of Nursing Science, Daejeon Institute Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.8, no.4, 2017 , pp. 149-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
MERS outbreak in Korea was related to healthcare-associated infections. The number of healthcare workers infected with MERS were 39, of which 15 were nurses. We investigated knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors against MERS in nursing students who will serve as future nurses. This is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey. Data were collected from 350 nursing students from April to May 2016. As a result, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between attitudes and prevention behaviors against MERS. (r=.387, p <.001). The effect of knowledge and attitudes on preventive behaviors against MERS was analyzed by 15.2% of the explanatory power of regression model and statistically significant by regression equation (F = 31.081, p <.001). This study suggests that nursing students need convergence educational programs to improve their attitudes and preventive behaviors against infectious diseases such as MERS.
Keywords
Convergence; Knowledge; Attitudes; Preventive Behaviors; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; Nursing Students;
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