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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.2.259

The Effect of Department of Emergency Medical Service Students' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Tuberculosis Infection Prevention Behaviors  

Moon, Sung-Mo (Dept. of Health Science, Chosun University)
Kim, Duk-Won (Dept. of Health Science, Chosun University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.2, 2019 , pp. 259-266 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to identify factors that had an influence on preventive behaviors of Emergency Medical Service students against tuberculosis to promote their preventive behavior. The subjects of the study were 314 students studying emergency medical service from one 4-year college and two 3-year colleges in Jeollabukdo and they were researched with the use of a questionnaire from June 25, to July 6, 2018. For a statistical analysis of the data obtained, this study used SPSS 18.0 and conducted a t-test, an ANOVA, a Pearson's correlation coefficient and a multi-regression test to analyze the data. Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis showed that the preventive behavior levels was significantly correlated with knowledge of tuberculosis (r = 0.268, p <0.001) and attitude (r = 0.394, p<0.001). As results of the multi-regression test, the higher the knowledge of tuberculosis(${\beta}=0.152$, p<0.001) and the higher the attitude(${\beta}=0.052$, p<0.001), the higher the preventive behavior levels. In addition, Students who have experienced tuberculosis in their own or relative's relatives have a high level of prevention behavior(${\beta}=-0.186$, p=0.001). Therefore, it is suggested that organized and consistent education programs to promote knowledge on tuberculosis, change negative perception on it and improve preventive behavior levels should be developed and provided.
Keywords
Tuberculosis; Knowledge; Attitudes; Prevention Behaviors; Collegian; Emergency Medical Technician;
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