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University students' perception of Health masks at the time of Transition from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Recovery stage for Daily life

코로나 19 팬데믹에서 일상생활로의 회복 단계로 전환되는 시점에서의 보건용 마스크에 대한 대학생의 인식

  • Yeon-Hee Lee (Department of Healthcare & Medical Administration, Hyejeon University) ;
  • Ok-Yul Yang (Department of Healthcare & Medical Administration, Hyejeon University)
  • 이연희 (혜전대학교 보건의료행정과) ;
  • 양옥렬 (혜전대학교 보건의료행정과)
  • Received : 2022.06.24
  • Accepted : 2022.07.18
  • Published : 2022.07.31

Abstract

This study conducted a survey using a Google questionnaire targeting 380 male and female college students to find out the perceptions of college students about health masks at the time of transition from the COVID-19 pandemic to the recovery stage. As a result, at the time when the obligation to wear an outdoor mask was relaxed, they still wore an outdoor mask (3.63±1.34). As for the reasons for wearing a mask, 27.8% said 'wearing a mask became a habit' and 'fear of infection' was 19.4%. Hand washing to prevent COVID-19 was observed well (4.07±1.00), and when infection was suspected, they showed an attitude of checking for infection with a home kit or rapid antigen test (3.88±1.17). In addition, it was recognized that COVID-19 is not threatening (3.19±1.28) and that it will recover easily after infection (3.19±1.28). In a situation where the number of COVID-19 infections continues to decrease, the government is pushing for a gradual recovery of new daily life. Therefore, it is necessary to provide correct information that affects individual awareness and to promote it through various media, and I would like to emphasize the importance of education on the autonomous practice of individual quarantine rules.

본 연구는 코로나19 팬데믹에서 일상생활로의 회복 단계로 전화되는 시점에서의 보건용 마스크에 대한 대학생의 인식을 알아보기 위하여 380명의 남녀 대학생을 대상으로 구글 설문을 이용한 설문조사를 하였다. 그 결과 실외 마스크착용 의무가 완화된 현 시점에서 여전히 실외 마스크를 착용하였고(3.63±1.34), 마스크 착용의 이유로는 '마스크착용이 습관이 되어'가 27.8%, '감염의 두려움'이 19.4%였다. 코로나19 예방을 위한 손씻기는 잘 지키고 있었으며(4.07±1.00), 감염 의심 시에는 바로 홈키트나 신속항원검사 등으로 감염여부를 체크하는 태도를 보였다(3.88±1.17). 또한 코로나19는 위협적이지 않다(3.19±1.28)와 감염 후 쉽게 회복(3.19±1.28)될 것이라 인식하였다. 코로나19 감염자가 지속적으로 감소하는 상황에서 정부는 새로운 일상의 단계적 회복을 추진하고 있다. 따라서 개인의 인식에 영향을 주는 올바른 정보의 제공 및 다양한 매체를 통한 홍보가 필요하며, 개인별 생활방역수칙의 자율 실천에 관한 교육의 중요성을 강조하고자 한다.

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