Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practice of Cosmetology Students toward Covid-19 Infectious Disease

Abstract

Purpose: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice of college students majoring in cosmetology toward covid-19 and the factors responsible for influencing affecting prevention practices.Methods: Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software. Descriptive statistics (frequency and proportion), Scheffé's test for analyzing a group of and stepwise multiple regression were used for analyses.Results: College students majoring in cosmetology had deep knowledge of Covid-19. Covid-19 prevention practices were found to be affected by attitudes, knowledge, and gender.Conclusion: This study, identified factors influencing cosmetology college students’ Covid-19 prevention practices. Future studies, must analyze larger samples.