Online survey of university students' perception, awareness and adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Determining factors correlated with protective measures against COVID-19 is important to improve public health response. This study describes student opinions related to university COVID-19 preventive measures.

Methods

In fall 2020, 643 US university students completed an online survey on perception, awareness, and adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures. Outcomes included protocol effectiveness (self or others), protocol adherence (self or others), consequences of protocol violation, knowledge of violations, and level of concern for COVID-19. Multiple linear regression models determined correlates of outcome variables. Covariates included gender, race, residence, area of study, class, and knowledge of someone with a positive COVID-19 test.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Akhter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9103602 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature