Current status of common cold-related knowledge, attitude, and practices among nursing students as well as relevant factors in China

To understand the current status of cold-related knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among nursing students as well as relevant factors, and provide a scientific basis for offering effective health education and promoting health care levels among nursing students. We conducted a survey of 668 nursing students using a self-designed "General Condition Questionnaire" and "Survey of common cold-related knowledge, attitude, and practices among students majoring in nursing." We used SPSS22.0 for data sorting and analysis; mean ± standard deviation was used for statistical description of the questionnaire scores, and t-test and ANOVA (analysis of variance) were used for differences comparison between binary variables and polytomous variables of the relevant factors. The test level α was 0.05, and the difference was considered statistically significant when P