Face Mask Use and Social Distancing Attitude of Healthcare Students: A Multi-Disciplinary Study.

ABSTRACT: This multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional, and descriptive study investigated health care students' face mask use knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and social distancing attitudes. The study was carried out from October to December 2021 and surveyed 543 health care students selected via convenience sampling from the three Shaqra University campuses in Saudi Arabia. Standard multiple linear regressions were conducted on face mask use KAP and social distancing attitude to identify their significant associated factors. The students in this study had poor knowledge and a neutral attitude towards and modest use practices of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being female, being a nursing student, and having greater self-reported COVID-19-prevention knowledge were related to higher l

SUBMITTER: Cruz JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048679 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature