Comparison of COVID-19 Fear and Dietary Habits During the Pandemic

[LANGUAGE= "English"] INTRODUCTION: Restrictions and quarantine practices imposed with the epidemic have also changed the lifestyle and food habits of individuals. The aim of this study is to examine the fear created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the effect of this fear on dietary habits.METHODS: This research was conducted with 622 people who applied to the Health Sciences University Konya Training and Research Hospital Training Family Health Center No. 78 for any reason and agreed to participate in the study. Participants filled out the sociodemographic information form, Coronavirus Phobia Scale (C19P-S), and Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ). The SPSS 22.0 program was used for data analysis.RESULTS: 54.8% (n=341) of the participants aged 18–65 included in the study were female and 45.2% (n=281) were male. In the C19P-S, scores of women in the subdimensions and their total score (p