COVID-19 and Moroccan nursing students: A multicentre cross-sectional survey on their related knowledge, attitudes and practices.


Journal

Nursing open
ISSN: 2054-1058
Titre abrégé: Nurs Open
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101675107

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 2021
Historique:
revised: 06 01 2021
received: 30 08 2020
accepted: 29 01 2021
pubmed: 7 3 2021
medline: 22 6 2021
entrez: 6 3 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of Moroccan nursing students towards COVID-19. Cross-sectional study. Data were collected using an online questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics and 24 items about COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes and practices. A total of 1,216 nursing students participated in this study. About 82% of the participants reported that the COVID-19 virus spreads via respiratory droplets of infected individuals. The most clinical symptoms of COVID-19 correctly identified by participants were fever (97.6%), dry cough (92.4%), dyspnoea (82%) and fatigue (74.9%). More than 56.6% of the participants were afraid of being affected by COVID-19. Almost all participants reported that they avoid crowded places frequently. About 93.4% of the participants declared frequently wearing face mask when leaving home, and 85.5% maintained social distancing frequently. However, only 47.4% reported that they frequently washed their hands. About 51% stated that coronavirus outbreak has considerably changed their daily routines.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33675185
doi: 10.1002/nop2.790
pmc: PMC8186718
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1634-1641

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Nada Fakhri (N)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.
High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Technics of Agadir, Agadir, Morocco.

Manar Jallal (M)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Sanaa Belabbes (S)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Khulud Khudur (K)

Morgan State University, Maryland, USA.

Rochdi Kaddar (R)

Regional Direction of Health of Souss Massa, Agadir, Morocco.

Ahmed Oubaasri (A)

High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Guelmim, Guelmim, Morocco.

Najia Elhadraoui (N)

High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco.

Ndjoubnane Mohammed Abdallahi (N)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Wafaa Al Hassani (W)

Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Chakib Nejjari (C)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Radouane Belouali (R)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Mohamed Khalis (M)

International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

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