Knowledge attitude and practice of new infectious diseases among college students and its influencing factors / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the current situation of college students' knowledge, attitude and practice of new infectious diseases, to explore the influencing factors, and to provide references for the prevention and control of new infectious diseases among college students. Methods During the epidemic period, questionnaire on college students' knowledge, attitude and practice of new infectious diseases was used to conduct an online survey of college students nationwide. Results There were significant differences in the scores of knowledge among the students of different gender, major and province (F values were -8.26, 15.30, P < 0.01); The compliance rates of wearing masks and washing hands among the students of different gender were different (P < 0.01); The score of cognition level outside Hubei Province was higher than that in Hubei Province (P < 0.01); The compliance rates of wearing masks among the students with or without suspected cases were different (P < 0.05); There was a significant difference in the compliance rate of home quarantine between Hubei Province and other provinces (P < 0.01); There was a significant difference in the belief scores of college students of different majors (P < 0.01); The sources of Covid-19 knowledge included microblog, Wechat, QQ, and major forums, accounting for 95.1%, TV, radio, and newspaper, accounting for 89.5%, news website, accounting for 86.4%, family or friends, accounting for 64.50%, and community Village Committee propaganda, accounting for58.50%. College Students' knowledge and belief were positively correlated with behaviors (β = 0.079, 0.076, P < 0.05). Conclusion In view of the different characteristics of college students, different publicity plans should be formulated. The key to improve their prevention and control behavior is to strengthen the publicity of new infectious diseases knowledge and enhance their belief.