Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi

Yazarlar: Hazal KOCABAŞ, Mehmet Ahmet İLHAN, Özlem AKOĞLU, Rabia SARIKAYA, Yeter ALTINSOY, Kamer GÜR

Konular:Halk ve Çevre Sağlığı

Anahtar Kelimeler:Mask use,Pandemic,Nursing student,Relative of the student,COVID-19

Özet: Objective: To determine the mask wearing behaviors of nursing students and their relatives studying at a state university in Istanbul. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study, planned for October-December 2020, was carried out with 1912 people from a state university's nursing department. The data were collected online using the "Determine My Mask Usage Behaviors Form". Number, percentage, x2 analysis was used. Results: The average age of the participants is 25 ± 7. The rate of wearing a mask is 97.6%. 98.9% of women, 93.6% of men and 98.3% of university students use masks. 92.5% of the participants were using a surgical mask. 2% of those with chronic diseases, 18.6% of those who didn’t believe in the virus, 6.8% of those who didn’t believe in the protection of the mask didn’t wear their mask. Among those wearing masks, 28.9% used the same mask throughout the day and 27.8% used the same mask more than once. 17.6% of them were removing it without obeying any rules. 72.5% of those who washed their masks were also washing their surgical masks. Conclusion: Although most of the participants’ wear masks, there is still a serious population that doesn’t wear masks and doesn’t use them appropriately. It is thought that this population will facilitate the spread of the epidemic. In addition, gender, employment, and economic status make a difference in wearing masks. The awareness of wearing masks and correct behaviors should continue to be taught by both educators and public health nurses to the future healthcare professionals of nursing students and the public.

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