Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case

Aim: It was aimed to examine the fear of coronavirus in terms of fatalism perception. In addition, coronavirus fear level and fatalism perception level were examined with sociodemographic data. Material and Method:The research was descriptive, relational type. The study group of the research consisted of 384 adults (256 females, 128 males) were selected by the convenient sampling method. Data was obtained from using Demographic Information Form, COVID-19 Fear Scale, and Religious Health Fatalism Scale. Results: It was found that women had higher level of COVID-19 fear than men. It was determined that individuals with postgraduate education had higher level of fear of COVID-19 than with undergraduate education, and married people compared to singles. The level of COVID-19 fear individuals between the ages of 18-25 was found to be lower than those in other age ranges. Fatalism perception levels of those with low education level and those who was married are higher. A very weak, positive and statistically significant linear relationship was found between the COVID-19 fear level and the perception of fatalism (r=0.15, p=0.003). Conclusion:The fear of COVID-19 and the perception of fatalism were influenced by the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals. A positive correlation was found between the fear of COVID-19 and the perception of fatalism.

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COVİD-19 Korkusu Kadercilik Algısı İle İlişkili Midir?

BAYSAN

Serçekuş

Özkan

2022

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Ve Araştırmaları Dergisi

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Community approach towards COVID-19 in Turkey: one month after the first confirmed case

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