Author: Jia, Yuehui; Qi, Yanbo; Bai, Li; Han, Yunfeng; Xie, Zhiping; Ge, Jie
Title: Knowledge–attitude–practice and psychological status of college students during the early stage of COVID-19 outbreak in China: a cross-sectional study Cord-id: p9nqs1e3 Document date: 2021_2_5
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Snippet: OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge–attitude–practice (KAP) of Chinese college students regarding COVID-19 and evaluate their psychological status against the background of the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study. SETTING: This study covered 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of mainland China. PARTICIPANTS: The participants, who were college students with ordinary full-time status, were surveyed anonymously on their KAP regardin
Document: OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge–attitude–practice (KAP) of Chinese college students regarding COVID-19 and evaluate their psychological status against the background of the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study. SETTING: This study covered 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of mainland China. PARTICIPANTS: The participants, who were college students with ordinary full-time status, were surveyed anonymously on their KAP regarding COVID-19 by using self-made questionnaires. In addition, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale was used to assess the psychological status of the students. METHODS: The online cross-sectional study among Chinese college students was conducted in February 2020. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the predictors of anxiety symptoms. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The level of KAP and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS: A total of 740 college students from 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China were recruited in the survey. Among them, 139 (18.78%) revealed having anxiety. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that female gender was the risk factor for anxiety symptoms with an increased 2.164-fold risk than male gender (OR=2.164, 95% CI=1.279 to 3.662). The knowledge (OR=0.825, 95% CI=0.779 to 0.873) and attitude (OR=0.822, 95% CI=0.762 to 0.887) regarding COVID-19 were protective factors against anxiety symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The level of KAP regarding COVID-19 was significantly negatively correlated with anxiety symptoms. Thus, understanding the level of KAP among college students during the early stages of major public health emergencies, such as a pandemic, is important. Such understanding plays an important role in adopting targeted health education strategies and reducing the psychological damage caused by these emergencies.
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