Knowledge and Attitude TowardsCOVID-19 Among NursingStudents: Palestinian Perspective
| dc.contributor.author | Ayed, Ahmad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zabn, Kefah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-23T15:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-23T15:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction:The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of internationalconcern and called for the collaborative efforts of all countries to prevent rapid spread.Objective:The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among Palestiniannursing students.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 218 nursing students from Arab American University and Al-QudsUniversity. The instrument was developed by the researchers after a critical literature review.Results:The results revealed that the majority of participates were third academic year level (60.6%). Only 84 (38.5%) ofrespondents had a high level of knowledge and 17(7.8%) had a positive attitude regarding COVID-19.Conclusion:The study confirmed that nursing students had a moderate level of knowledge about COVID-19 and a negativeattitude toward it. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the nursing students who participated in this study Funding: The author(s) received no financial support for the research,authorship, and/or publication of this article. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2377-9608 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/6414 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | knowledge | en_US |
| dc.subject | attitude | en_US |
| dc.subject | nursing students | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | cross sectional study | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge and Attitude TowardsCOVID-19 Among NursingStudents: Palestinian Perspective | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |