Attitudes, Anxiety, and Behavioral Practices Regarding COVID-19 among University Students in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Attitudes, Anxiety, and Behavioral Practices Regarding COVID-19 among University Students in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.20-0418
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Holley, Richard A.
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作者：
Olaimat, Amin N.;Aolymat, Iman;Holley, Richard A.
COVID-19大流行代表了地球仪大多数国家的重大公共卫生、经济、政治和科学问题，这些国家已确认COVID-19病例和死亡。这项研究使用经过验证的自填调查问卷，评估了约旦大学生在感染早期（2020年3月19日至21日）对COVID-19的态度、焦虑和行为习惯。积极态度或低风险做法得1分，而消极态度或高风险做法得0分。总得分的百分比用于将数据分类为消极态度或高风险做法（80%）。总体而言，大学生对预防COVID-19表现出积极的态度和低风险的做法，平均得分分别为81.1%和84.3%。约三分之二（69. 1%）的学生对COVID-19的严重性、对感染病毒的担忧、适当的预防措施以及预防COVID-19的低风险做法（67. 6%）表现出积极的态度，包括实施社交距离和良好卫生。女性、年长者、医学生或研究生的练习次数显著增加（P
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health, economic, political, and scientific concern in most countries around the globe where COVID-19 cases and deaths have been confirmed. This study assessed the attitudes, anxiety, and behavioral practices of university students in Jordan regarding COVID-19 during the early period of the infection (March 19-21, 2020) using a validated, self-administered survey questionnaire. Positive attitudes or low-risk practices were given 1 point, whereas negative attitudes or high-risk practices were scored 0. Percentages of the total score were used for categorizing data into negative attitudes or high-risk practices ( 80%). Generally, the university students displayed positive attitudes and low-risk practices toward preventing COVID-19, with an average score of 81.1% and 84.3%, respectively. Approximately two-thirds (69.1%) of the students showed a positive attitude toward COVID-19 seriousness, concern of contracting the virus, and the appropriate prevention measures, and low-risk practices (67.6%) toward preventing COVID-19 including implementation of social distancing and good hygiene. Female, older, medical, or postgraduate students practiced significantly more (P