Determining the Relationship Between the Fear of Coronavirus and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Midwifery Students in Türkiye

Abstract

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, midwifery students, who are usually more interested in face-to-face practical learning, have shifted to online learning, changing their fear and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The present research aimed to determine the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviors in midwifery students in T & uuml;rkiye. This cross-sectional study was performed on 313 midwifery students in the midwifery department of a university in T & uuml;rkiye from April to June 2021. The data were collected with the student descriptive information form, Fear of Coronavirus Scale (FCV-19S), and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II(HPLP-II). The data were analyzed with mean score, standard deviation, number and percentage values, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation test. The FCV-19S total mean score was moderate with 17.37 +/- 5.61. The total mean score on the HPLP-II was 129.93 +/- 21.50, students received the highest mean score on the spiritual development sub-dimension (26.17 +/- 5.01) and the lowest mean score on the physical activity sub-dimension (17.05 +/- 5.08). It was found that midwifery students had a moderate fear of COVID-19 and displayed moderate healthy lifestyle behaviors. (Afr JReprod Health 2024; 28 [10]: 39-51).