Affiliation:
1. AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
2. EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ
Abstract
Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during
epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives, health, livelihoods
and health system.
Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the
COVID-19 pandemic period.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and
30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a
questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review.
Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4% of the participants stated that the habit of hand
washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic
process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important
in combating the epidemic (p
Publisher
E-Journal of Dokuz Eylul University Nursing Faculty
Subject
Review and Exam Preparation,Nursing (miscellaneous),Advanced and Specialized Nursing,Critical Care Nursing,Emergency Nursing,Education
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