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This research was carried out to determine the attitudes of vocational school students towards hygiene behavior. Scanning method was used in the research. The research was carried out with the participation of a total of 447 students, 275 girls and 172 boys, studying at a vocational high school affiliated to a state university in the spring term of 2022. Data were collected with the "Student Hygiene Scale" developed by Gül and Özay Köse (2020). Non-parametric tests were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students and their gender, and there was no statistically significant difference between their average scores and their departments. In the study, it was determined that the mean rank of attitudes towards hygiene behavior of female students was higher than that of male students. When the items answered by the students in the Hygiene scale are evaluated according to their gender; It was determined that there was no significant difference between Factor 1 scores and gender, but the mean rank of female students was higher than that of males. When the Factor 2 scores of the students were examined, it was determined that there was a significant difference. In addition, when the departments were examined, it was determined that the department with the highest rank average was the Health Institutions Management.that can be more intertwined with nature in the curricula.

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