Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of individuals aged 20-64 about Coronavirus disease-2019 .
Materials and Methods:In this study, an online questionnaire was applied to individuals between the ages of 20-64 registered at the Training Family Health Centre of the Okmeydanı Health Practices and Research Centre between 4-8 May 2020 through a phone application. The number of individuals between the ages of 20-64 years in these centres was 12.500, and the survey was sent to every person who owned a phone. One thousand one hundred thirty-eight surveys were included in the study. The confidence interval of our study was 1.96. The online questionnaire form consists of two parts: The first part includes the information form that assesses the socio-demographic data and the practice of personal protection and precautions, and the second part includes questions about knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19.Results: One thousand one hundred thirty-eight individuals participated in this study. The average age of the participants was 37.79 [standard deviation (SD): 9.68, minimum: 20, maximum: 64]. The average COVID-19 knowledge score was 10.26 (SD: 1.44, range 0-12). This value shows that in general, the participants correctly answered a proportion of 85.5% (10.26/12*100). Based on the multiple linear regression analysis, the female gender (compared to men β:-0.268, p=0.030), individuals with high school or higher education (compared to lower than high school, β: 0.479, p=0.008) and white-collar workers (compared to retired/not working β: -0.141, p=0.010), and those with an income of 4500 TL and higher (compared to 2.300 and lower β: 0.143, p=0.039) had statistically significantly high knowledge scores Conclusion: Generally, the participants had a high level of knowledge of COVID-19. In particular, women, those with high educational levels, members of a white-collar profession group and those with high-income levels were more knowledgeable.
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