Factors Related to the COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors of Adolescents: Focusing on Six Middle and High Schools in Korea

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the worst infectious disasters in human history. The best way to minimize COVID-19 transmission is to follow preventive measures. This study aimed to examine the factors influencing adolescents’ COVID-19 prevention behaviors. The study was conducted online from...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2023-10, Vol.11 (20), p.2779
Main Authors: Lee, Shinae, Jung, Gye-Hyun, Song, Hye-Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescent
Analysis
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Communicable diseases
COVID-19
Disease prevention
Health aspects
High school students
High schools
Infectious diseases
Junior high school students
prevention behavior
Public health
Secondary schools
Social aspects
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the worst infectious disasters in human history. The best way to minimize COVID-19 transmission is to follow preventive measures. This study aimed to examine the factors influencing adolescents’ COVID-19 prevention behaviors. The study was conducted online from 1 to 15 February 2023 with 196 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years of age. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, the independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple hierarchical regression analysis. Adolescents’ COVID-19 prevention behaviors were influenced by intrapersonal factors, such as knowledge of and attitudes toward COVID-19, and interpersonal factors, such as social support. Community and governmental factors had no impact. Public health education strategies should be planned to include friends and family members in programs for preventing new infectious diseases such as COVID-19 so that adolescents can learn and share what they have learned, correct wrong behavior, and understand and change infection prevention behavior. In addition, it is necessary to actively support the development of public health education with appropriate contents in accordance with the characteristics and preferences of adolescents.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11202779