COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccination from The Perspective of University Students: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices    
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ufuk ÜNLÜ Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Nagihan YILDIZ ÇELTEK Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Elif ERDOĞDU CEYLAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Osman DEMİR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine
Dergi ISSN 2147-3161 Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCOPUS, DOAJ
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt No 11
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 75 / 86
DOI Numarası 10.33880/ejfm.2022110110
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2022110110
Özet
Aim: Our aim was to find out the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of university students regarding
the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to evaluate their vaccination status and the students' approaches to
COVID-19 vaccination.
Methods: Our cross-sectional study was carried out in the province of Tokat between 01 December 2021
and 31 December 2021. The sample of the research consists of Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
students. The students were reached by sending an online survey to their corporate e-mails. The survey
form consists of socio-demographic data and parts regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards
COVID-19 and vaccines.
Results: Our study included 1053 participants. The mean age of the participants was 22.1±5.2, and
56.2% were female. The rate of having COVID-19 among the participants was 27.8%. Of the students,
94.5% were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines. The average correct response rate of the
participants about the disease was 79.1±15.2%. Although the high rate of knowledge regarding the
effectiveness of protective attitudes, it was seen that the rate of wearing a mask was 70.2% and just
49.9% of participants always avoid crowded areas.
Conclusion: The approaches of young people, who can be the source of transmission, regarding COVID-
19 disease and vaccines are extremely effective in controlling the pandemic.
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