ATTITUDES AND RELATED FACTORS OF ADULT INDIVIDUALS IN TURKEY TOWARD CORONAVIRUS-19 PHOBIA AND COVID-19 VACCINE

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          Bu kullanım amacı, Türkiye'deki yetişkin bireylerin Coronavirüs-19 fobisi ve COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumlarını ve kullanıcılarını belirlemektir. Tanımlayıcı, kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışma, bölgesel hedefleme yöntemi kullanılarak 18-65 yaş arası 2053 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler sosyodemografik bilgi anketi, Coronavirüs-19 fobi ölçümü ve COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutum tahmini ile toplanmıştır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 34,26±12,50 idi. Çalışma sonucunda orta düzeyde koronafobiye ve ortanın üzerinde geçiş özelliklerine sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Koronafobi düzeyini aşmayı hedeflemenin olumlu yöne doğru tespit edildi. Corona Virüs 19 Fobi düzeyine sahip bireyler; Cinsiyet, yaş,medeni durum, çocuk sayısı, ikamet yeri, gelir düzeyi, ikamet bölgesi, kardeş sayısı ve COVID-19 ile ilgili eğitim. Bireylerin COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumları İle; Cinsiyet, yaş, medeni durum, çocuk sayısı, gelir düzeyi, yaşanılan bölge, kardeş sayısı ve COVID-19 ile ilgili eğitim arasında gözlemler olarak sonuçlar bulundu. Koronafobi ve aşılamayı ortadan kaldırma yaş, medeni durum, yaşanılan bölge gibi birçok factorden etkilenme ve çalışma sonuçları üzerinde önerilerde bulunuldu. medeni durum, çocuk sayısı, gelir düzeyi, yaşanılan bölge, kardeş ve COVID-19 ile ilgili eğitim. Koronafobi ve aşılamayı ortadan kaldırma yaş, medeni durum, yaşanılan bölge gibi birçok factorden etkilenme ve çalışma sonuçları üzerinde önerilerde bulunuldu.medeni durum, çocuk sayısı, gelir düzeyi, yaşanılan bölge, kardeş ve COVID-19 ile ilgili eğitim. Koronafobi ve aşılamayı ortadan kaldırma yaş, medeni durum, yaşanılan bölge gibi birçok factorden etkilenme ve çalışma sonuçları üzerinde önerilerde bulunuldu.

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GÖKÇAY, G., & ÇEVİRME, A. (2023). ATTITUDES AND RELATED FACTORS OF ADULT INDIVIDUALS IN TURKEY TOWARD CORONAVIRUS-19 PHOBIA AND COVID-19 VACCINE. EJONS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 7(2), 192–208. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8265349