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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background/aim: This study investigates the relationship between fear of COVID-19, measured using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and the hygiene behaviors of secondary school students, assessed with the Hygiene Behavior Scale (HBS).

Materials and methods: Included in this cross-sectional study were 206 secondary school students. The study data were analyzed using multivariate linear regression.

Results: No relationship was found between the fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S) score of the student sample and the mean total HBS and subdimension values (p > 0.05). It was noted that positive hygiene behaviors decreased as the scale score increased. Students with retired mothers scored 4.463 units higher in the personal hygiene subdimension than those whose mothers were housewives, while the students whose mothers were in blue-collar roles scored 4.868 units higher on the personal hygiene subdimension than those whose mothers were housewives (p < 0.05). The students whose mothers were retired scored 3.845 units higher on the hand-washing subdimension than those whose mothers were housewives (p < 0.05), while those with retired mothers scored 4.052 units higher on the food hygiene subdimension than those whose mothers were housewives (p < 0.05). Students whose mothers were retired scored 12.361 units higher on the HBS than those whose mothers were housewives, while those whose mothers were blue-collar workers scored 7.884 units higher on the HBS than those whose mothers were housewives (p < 0.05). The total mean HBS score of the sample was 48.25 ± 14.41, while the total mean FCV-19S score was 15.18 ± 7.69.

Conclusion: No significant relationship was noted between the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) scores and hygiene behaviors of secondary school students. Significantly higher total and subdimension HBS scores were noted in students whose mothers were retired or employed than in those whose mothers were housewives. These findings suggest that maternal employment status may play an influential role in the hygiene behaviors of students.

Author ORCID Identifier

ZOZAN GÖKSU: 0009-0001-2240-3682

HAYRİYE KIRKOYUN UYSAL: 0000-0002-2476-3796

MEHMET DEMİRCİ: 0000-0001-9670-2426

DİLEK DÜLGER: 0000-0003-3640-5686

SEDA EKİCİ: 0000-0002-7982-5261

DOI

10.55730/1300-0144.6087

Keywords

COVID-19, FCV-19S score, hand hygiene, personal hygiene, student

First Page

1331

Last Page

1340

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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