"Covid-19 Hygiene Scale": A Scale Development Study

Abstract

This study, which was planned to develop a scale in order to determine the hygiene-oriented behaviors of individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic, was carried out with 837 individuals by the simple random sampling method through an online questionnaire for adults with different socioeconomic characteristics. Before starting the study, the approval of the ethics committee numbered 35853172-200 was obtained at the meeting of Hacettepe University Ethcis Committee on July 28, 2020. After the data of the study were collected, the descriptive information was tabulated as number and percentage, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to test the construct validity of the scale. SPSS v.23.0 and SPSS AMOS Graphics v23.0 programs were used for statistical analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the 27-item scale was evaluated at a 95% confidence interval and was found to be 0.908. Accordingly, the Covid-19 Hygiene Scale was found to be "highly reliable". In this study, in order to determine the hygiene behavior of individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic, the "Covid-19 Hygiene Scale" consisting of 27 items and 6 sub-dimensions, including "Changing Hygiene Behaviors in the Pandemic", "Home Hygiene", "Social Distance and Wear of Masks", "Shopping Hygiene", "Hand Hygiene" and "Hygiene When Coming Home from Outside" was developed. All items are rated on a 5-point scale from "never (1)" to "always (5)." In the present study total scale scores ranged from 27 to 135. Considering the construct and content validity of this scale, which was prepared to determine the behaviors of individuals towards personal and general hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is thought that the scale can be used in studies on the subject.

Covid-19 Salgin Dönemi̇nde Bi̇reyleri̇n Ki̇şi̇sel Ve Genel Hi̇jyen Davranişlarinin İncelenmesi̇

“…Anketin ikinci bölümünde ise araştırmacılar (Çiçek, Şahin ve Erkal, 2020) tarafından geliştirilen, -COVID-19 Hijyen Ölçeği‖ kullanılmıştır. 5'li Likert şeklinde geliştirilen ölçek 27 madde ve -Salgınla Değişen Hijyen Davranışları‖ (6 madde), -Ev Hijyeni‖ (4 madde), -Sosyal Mesafe ve Maske Kullanımı‖ (4 madde), -Alışveriş Hijyeni‖ (5 madde), -El Hijyeni‖ (5 madde), -Dışarıdan Eve Gelindiğinde Hijyen‖ (3 madde) olmak üzere 6 alt boyuttan oluşmaktadır.…”