Effect of e-Health Literacy on COVID-19 Infection-Preventive Behaviors of Undergraduate Students Majoring in Healthcare

Effect of e-Health Literacy on COVID-19 Infection-Preventive Behaviors of Undergraduate Students Majoring in Healthcare

This study examined and verified the level of e-health literacy (e-HL) and infection preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among undergraduate students majoring in healthcare. An online survey was conducted with 274 university students majoring in nursing, clinical pathology, and occupational the...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 573
Main Authors: Hong, Kyung Jin, Park, Noo Lee, Heo, Soo Yeon, Jung, Seo Hyun, Lee, Ye Been, Hwang, Ji Hoon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 12-05-2021
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Subjects:
College students
Consent
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease prevention
e-Health literacy
Health care
Health education
Health literacy
Hospitals
Infections
Information sources
Internet
Likert scale
Nursing
Occupational therapy
preventive behavior
Questionnaires
Social networks
undergraduate students
South Korea
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Summary:This study examined and verified the level of e-health literacy (e-HL) and infection preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among undergraduate students majoring in healthcare. An online survey was conducted with 274 university students majoring in nursing, clinical pathology, and occupational therapy in South Korea. The e-HL consisted of functional, communicational, and critical literacy, and preventive behaviors were based on the Prevention Guideline on Droplet Infection. The mean score for e-HL was 3.62, with nursing students obtaining the highest scores. The overall e-HL score and the scores on its three sub-dimensions were related to infection-preventive behaviors. Moreover, e-HL affected infection-preventive behaviors (p < 0.001). Findings from this study highlight the necessity of education for improving the e-HL of undergraduate students majoring in healthcare to strengthen infection-preventive behaviors and protect patients from infectious diseases.
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ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare9050573