Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Prevention Behaviors in College Students: Focusing on the Health Belief Model

일부 대학생의 코로나19에 대한 건강예방행위에 미치는 영향: 건강신념모델을 중심으로

  • Jo, Han-Ul (Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Hi (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
  • Received : 2021.07.01
  • Accepted : 2021.08.13
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive research is to identify how stress from Covid-19, health beliefs, and social support of college students affect health prevention. Methods: The subjects of the study were 128 university students, excluding health major students, at one university in D City. The survey was conducted from August 1 to 31, 2020. The survey questionnaire consists of 8 items on stress from COVID-19, 12 items adapted from a health belief measurement tool, 12 items from a social support measurement tool, and 11 items adapted from a tool that measures health preventive behaviors. The collected data were analyzed using the hierarchical multiple regression analysis method with SPSS 26.0. Results: In model 1, stress from COVID-19 was statistically significant (β=-.403, p=.003). Model 2 added four health belief factors into Model 1. Stress (β=-.419, p<.001), perceived severity (β=-.193, p=.030), and perceived barriers (β=-.182, p=.009) were statistically significant. In model 3, stress (β=-.413, p<.001), perceived barriers (β=-.147, p=.034), and social support (β=.194, p=.011) were statistically significant. The regression equation was significant (F=15.395, p=<.001) and the model's explanatory power was 53.1%. Conclusion: The results show that when college students had a high degree of health beliefs about COVID-19, the degree of health preventive behaviors was proportionally high. To make them practice preventive health behaviors, it is necessary to develop infection control education programs to improve health beliefs.

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