Determining the knowledge and anxiety levels of cleaning workers regarding Covid19 and their attitudes toward the vaccine

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dc.contributor.authorMelike, EK?C? ERDEMen_US
dc.contributor.authorMedia, SUBA?I BAYBU?Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T11:07:17Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T11:07:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.description.abstractIntroduction and objective: Cleaning workers, who may contact with contaminated waste, are considered a high-risk group during the COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmission rate of the COVID-19 virus, its elevated mortality rate, the lack of effective antiviral treatment, and the inclusion of these workers in the high-risk group during the pandemic may lead to increased anxiety among workers. This study, conducted with a relational descriptive research model, aims to determine the knowledge, anxiety levels, and attitudes towards the vaccine among cleaning workers regarding COVID-19. Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 217 cleaning workers. To collect the data, a questionnaire form including the participants’ descriptive characteristics, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, and the Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccine Scale were used. Results: The knowledge level of cleaning workers regarding COVID-19 did not show a significant difference in attitudes toward the vaccine. Those who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed significantly higher positive and negative attitudes toward the vaccine compared to those who did not get vaccinated. The study did not determine a significant relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine. However, it identified a moderate positive relationship between positive and negative attitudes toward the vaccine. Conclusion: The research results revealed cleaning workers to have low levels of COVID-19 anxiety and moderate levels of both positive and negative attitudes toward vaccine.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMu?laS?tk?Koçman University, Instituteof Health Sciences, Turkeyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMu?laS?tk?Koçman University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkeyen_US
dc.identifier.citationMelike EK?C? ERDEM, Media SUBA?I BAYBU?A. Determining the knowledge and anxiety levels of cleaning workers regarding Covid19 and their attitudes toward the vaccine. International Archives of Integrated Medicine. 2025 Feb; 12(2): 1-19en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-0026
dc.identifier.issn2394-0034
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/248284
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherEducational Society for Excellenceen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14954966en_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectAttitudes toward COVID-19 vaccineen_US
dc.subjectCleaning workersen_US
dc.subjectPandemic-related anxiety.en_US
dc.titleDetermining the knowledge and anxiety levels of cleaning workers regarding Covid19 and their attitudes toward the vaccineen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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