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This study aimed to examine the attitudes of Audiology students towards the profession during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, university level was evaluated alongside university type (Government or foundation universities etc.) to determine the attitude of the student towards the occupation. 628 candidate audiologists were included in the study. In the study, demographic information and Scale of Attitudes towards Audiology Profession was measured for each student. The scale scores obtained before and after the pandemic were compared and the difference between the scale scores during the pandemic with university level and university type was investigated. 590 (93.95%) students thought their education was affected during the pandemic, while 38 (6.05%) students stated that they were not. Although there was no change in the attitudes of 369 students (58.76%) towards the profession during the pandemic, there was a change in the attitudes of 259 students (41.24%). During the pandemic, only the feeling and confidence related to the profession subscale scores of the students were found to be lower statistically significant (p=0.027). The subscale and total scores of students studying at foundation universities were found to be higher than the other students and this was statistically significant. The feeling and confidence related to the profession subscale score of 4th-grade students were found to be lower and this was also statistically significant (p<0.001). During the pandemic, it was observed that Audiology students' feelings and confidence towards the profession decreased. Differences in university type and university level were identified.

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