COVID-19 preventive behavior and associated factors in nursing students.

Q3 Nursing

Revista gaucha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS Pub Date : 2025-08-18 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1983-1447.2025.20240221.en

Ana Paula Faria Cortes, Vanessa Faria Cortes, Olga Luisa Lucena, Cezenário Gonçalves Campos, Thalyta Cristina Mansano Schlosser, Alba Otoni, Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira Neto, Márcia Christina Caetano Romano

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate COVID-19 preventive behavior and associated factors in nursing students.

Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out between March and October 2023, involving 126 nursing graduates. An instrument was applied to assess the knowledge, behaviors, symptoms, and vaccination status in regard to COVID-19. COVID-19 tests were carried out to detect IgG/IgM antibodies, as well as RT-PCR. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed.

Results: 54.8% of participants reported they followed the recommendations for preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 and 10.3% said they used masks in crowded situations in open spaces, while 41.3% said they did so in closed places. All participants obtained reactive results for antibodies against COVID-19 and reported being vaccinated, with no cases of active infection. Factors associated with adequate preventive behaviors include self-declared black skin color and the use of masks when in crowds.

Conclusion: This study found self-care indicators that may contribute to the development of public policies for disease prevention and health promotion in the university environment.

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护生COVID-19预防行为及相关因素分析

目的：了解护生新冠肺炎预防行为及相关因素。方法：于2023年3月至10月对126名护理专业毕业生进行横断面研究。采用一种工具评估与COVID-19相关的知识、行为、症状和疫苗接种情况。进行COVID-19检测，检测IgG/IgM抗体，以及RT-PCR。进行了描述性和多变量分析。结果：54.8%的参与者表示他们遵循了预防和控制COVID-19传播的建议，10.3%的参与者表示他们在开放场所拥挤的情况下使用口罩，41.3%的参与者表示他们在封闭场所使用口罩。所有参与者都获得了COVID-19抗体的反应性结果，并报告接种了疫苗，没有活动性感染病例。与适当的预防行为相关的因素包括自称黑肤色和在人群中使用口罩。结论：本研究发现的自我照顾指标，可能有助于制定大学环境中预防疾病和促进健康的公共政策。

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Revista gaucha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS Medicine-Medicine (all)

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

0.00%

发文量

118

审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： A Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul edita e publica a Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem para divulgar a produção científica da Enfermagem e áreas afins. Foi criada em 1976 e atualmente tem periodicidade trimestral.