Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050573
Keywords
e-Health literacy; COVID-19; preventive behavior; undergraduate students
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This study examined the level of e-health literacy and infection preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among undergraduate students majoring in healthcare in South Korea and found a correlation between e-HL and preventive behaviors. The results highlight the importance of enhancing e-HL education for undergraduate students majoring in healthcare.
This study examined and verified the level of e-health literacy (e-HL) and infection preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among undergraduate students majoring in healthcare. An online survey was conducted with 274 university students majoring in nursing, clinical pathology, and occupational therapy in South Korea. The e-HL consisted of functional, communicational, and critical literacy, and preventive behaviors were based on the Prevention Guideline on Droplet Infection. The mean score for e-HL was 3.62, with nursing students obtaining the highest scores. The overall e-HL score and the scores on its three sub-dimensions were related to infection-preventive behaviors. Moreover, e-HL affected infection-preventive behaviors (p < 0.001). Findings from this study highlight the necessity of education for improving the e-HL of undergraduate students majoring in healthcare to strengthen infection-preventive behaviors and protect patients from infectious diseases.
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