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Aim: If we consider that online education will maintain its importance after the pandemic;determining the perceived advantages and disadvantages of online education will contribute to improving the online education opportunities of medical faculties. In our study, it is aimed to investigate the characteristics of online education experiences of medical students. Methods: The study group was composed of students who were educated in first – third classes at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine (total 747 students). A questionnaire created by the researchers was used in data collection. Results: Two-hundred-thirty-two people were included in the research. The most liked aspects of online education were that there was no transportation problem with 83.2% (n=193) and flexibility with 57.3% (n=133). The most common barriers to online education were internet connection problems with 77.6% (n=180) and distractions from family, pets and home environment with 60.8% (n=141). 11.6% of the participants thought that online education was more efficient than face-to-face education, while 24.6% were satisfied with the ongoing online education process. Conclusion: Satisfaction of online education can be increased and can be made more successful by developing the liked aspects of online education and working towards eliminating the obstacles in front of it. © 2023, Eurasian Society of Family Medicine. All rights reserved.
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Objective: Acute respiratory disease called COVID-19 caused by SARS- CoV-2 caused a pandemic affecting the whole world. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the cleaning behaviors and social behaviors, anxiety and stress situations of university students caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: At the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic;university students were asked questions about their socio- demographic characteristics, their cleaning and social habits, and their level of stress about being infected for themselves and their family members and also a questionnaire was applied which includes a generalized anxiety disorder scale to measure anxiety levels and Impact of Events Scale (IES) to assessing traumatic stress symptoms. Results: It was observed that hand washing behavior increased in 62.4% of 463 participants. The mean of the students' generalized anxiety score was determined as 3.86 +/- 4.86 and 17.5% (n = 81) of all students had high anxiety. The mean scores of the impact of event scale were 14.23 +/- 10.9 and stress points average was found as 5.57 +/- 2.9. Students' stress and anxiety affect their cleaning and social behaviors. In addition, when compared between student groups, anxiety, stress, and the IES and subscales were found to be significantly higher in female students and also in students of faculties other than medical students. Conclusions: The state of anxiety and stress caused by pandemics affecting the whole world on people affects society and human behavior. At the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic, an increase is observed in university students, especially in handwashing. In addition, other student groups other than medical students and female students are more affected by anxiety, stress and events.