Hygiene habits, fear of COVID and relationship with thehealth control focus in the pandemia

In the study, it is aimed to correlate fear and the hygiene habits of individuals during pandemic and the health control focus associated with COVID-19. The study is a descriptive and analytical online questionnaire study using the COVID-19 Fear Scale to measure pandemic-related fear, the COVID-19 Hygiene Scale to assess hygiene behavior, and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale A form to measure health locus of control 375 people participated in the study across Turkey. According to Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale scores, strong individuals' control were found to be more dominant among the participants. The average of the COVID-19 Hygiene Scale for your location is 102, which is moderate. All sub-dimension scores were higher in women. Moderate level of anxiety with COVID-19 has been identified and statistically higher in women. The COVID-19 Hygiene Scale and its subscales scores according to the locus of control of the participants, no significant difference was found between the groups in any scale scores. The COVID-19 fear scores of the people who has internal controlare was statistically low. Significant correlation scores are detected between COVID-19 Hygiene behaviours and COVID-19 Fear scale are detected. As a result, the results of the participants' Fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 Hygiene Scales are moderate and similar to the results in the literature. While the control centers of the participants do not affect the hygiene outcomes, the participants have internal locus of control have less fear of COVID-19. As fear levels rise, hygiene behavior increases, large-scale studies are needed to identify risk groups and to protect against the physical and mental negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19, Health Locus of Control, COVID-19 Fear, Hygeine