TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas,Victoria Oluwatobi
AU  - Yeşiltaş,Mehmet
TI  - EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COVID-19 AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NORTH CYPRUS
PY  - 2023///
KW  - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Health education
KW  - Public opinion
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Health Care Organizations Management Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 45-50)
N2  - ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has recently caused a serious decline in public health 
throughout the world, and as a result, countries have taken extraordinary steps to 
restrict the spread of the virus through infection prevention and control (IPC). To 
assess public perception and knowledge about the coronavirus, it is necessary to have 
a thorough grasp of public awareness and practices. This will make it easier to pinpoint 
characteristics that motivate people to adopt healthy behaviors and responsive 
behaviors (Podder et al., 2019). The purpose of this study is to evaluate university 
students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 during the 
outbreak. This is a cross-sectional study, using data collected manually and online 
using a self-reported questionnaire in Google Docs, from 318 participants developed 
by Al-Hanawi et al., (2020). To assess the differences in mean scores, and identify 
factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19, the data 
were run through univariate regression analysis, Mann-Whitey U Test and descriptive 
statistics respectively. However, the results showed that men have less knowledge, less 
optimistic attitudes, and less good practice toward COVID-19, than women.
According to this finding, this vulnerable population should get focused health 
education interventions since they are at a high risk of developing COVID-19. For 
instance, if health awareness campaigns are primarily aimed at men, COVID-19 
knowledge may improve significantly.
Keywords: COVID-19, Health Education Intervention, Public awareness, Public 
Perception
ER  -