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040			_aCY-NiCIU _beng _cCY-NiCIU _erda
041			_aeng
090			_aYL 2894 _bT46 2023
100	1		_aThomas, Victoria Oluwatobi
245	1	0	_aEVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COVID-19 AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NORTH CYPRUS / _cVICTORIA OLUWATOBI THOMAS; SUPERVISOR: Prof. Dr. MEHMET YEŞİLTAŞ
264			_c2023
300			_aviii, 55 sheets; _c31 cm. _eIncludes CD
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
502			_aThesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Health Care Organizations Management Department
504			_aIncludes bibliography (sheets 45-50)
520			_aABSTRACT 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,
650		0	_aCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aHealth education _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aPublic opinion _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aYeşiltaş, Mehmet _esupervisor
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