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 todetermine the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviors in midwifery students in Türkiye. This cross-sectional study was performed on 313 midwifery students in the midwifery department of a university in Türkiye 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.
Keywords: : COVID-19; fear of coronavirus; healthy lifestyle behaviors; midwifery; pandemic; students.
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