knowledge, attitude, and nutritional practice related to covid-19 in students of kurdistan university of medical sciences

Background: it has been known that healthy nutrition is important in increasing immunity and reducing diseases. lack of some nutrients can lead to a decrease in the function of the immune system and, as a result, an increase in the probability of infections or their exacerbation. this study was conducted with the aim of investigating knowledge, attitude and nutritional practice related to covid-19 in the students of kurdistan university of medical sciences. methods: the present descriptive and analytical study was conducted in 2022 on 350 students of kurdistan university of medical sciences. the research tools included a demographic checklist and a questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and nutritional practice related to covid-19, used in a similar study. the collected data were analyzed by spss 24 software using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance, independent t-test, and pearson’s correlation coefficient. results: the mean age of the subjects was 22.15±4.98 year.  the mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and nutritional behavior of students of kurdistan university of medical sciences regarding covid-19 were 23.17 ±4.17, 18.04 ±3.29, and 41.64 ±7.16, respectively. the results showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between the knowledge score with the educational level and history of infection with covid-19 and the nutritional practice score with the variable of history of infection with covid-19 (p < 0.05). also, there was a positive and significant correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practice. conclusion: according to the results of the study, the studied students had a relatively good knowledge, attitude, and practice towards nutritional issues related to covid-19; however, there is still room for improvement.