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Changes in Hand Washing Practice Rate Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic based on the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey

청소년 건강행태 온라인 조사를 활용한 코로나19 팬데믹 전후 손씻기 실천율 변화

  • Yeo Joo, Chae (Department of Nursing, Gwangju University) ;
  • Seung Kyoung, Yang (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Yeongmi, Ha (College of Nursing.Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 채여주 (광주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 양승경 (경남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 하영미 (경상국립대학교 간호대학.건강과학연구원)
  • Received : 2022.11.01
  • Accepted : 2022.12.07
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify factors related to hand washing practice among adolescents before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study was conducted using data from the 15th~16th (2019~2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, and the subjects of the study were 57,303 and 54,948 people who participated in the 2019 and 2020 study, respectively. The data were analyzed with frequency test, rao-scott 𝑥2 test and multiple logistic regression analysis using SPSS 27.0. Results: Changes in the hand washing practice rate were observed before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in all five behaviors; before eating in school, after using the toilet in school, before eating at home, after using the toilet at home, and after returning home. The study found that the hand washing practice rate increased by 1.21-2.43 times after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, as a result of logistic regression analysis, the hand washing practice rate before and after the COVID-19 pandemic was related to gender, region, school grade, school type, economic status, health status, and personal hygiene education experience. Conclusion: This study confirmed the importance of hand washing education to improve the hand washing practice rate in adolescents. It is necessary to develop and apply an effective youth hand washing education program in consideration of various variables that appeared as significant factors influencing the hand washing practice rate before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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이 연구는 2022년도 광주대학교 대학 연구비의 지원을 받아 수행되었음.

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