Background: Academic nursing students considered from the most groups who are at risk for
COVID-19 infection. To protect them should keep them away from infection and improve their
knowledge and practice about preventive measures towards COVID-19 by healthcare authorities.
The study aimed to compare the preventive measures among academic nursing students' awareness
regarding COVID-19. Subjects and Methods: Design: A comparative research design was used for
the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef and El-Fayoum
Universities. Sample: A convenient sample of 660 including all the third academic nursing students'
year in the previous setting. Tools: A self-administered questionnaire which consisted of three
parts; (1) demographic characteristics of academic nursing students, (2) knowledge and (3)
preventive measures regarding the COVID-19. Results: The major source of information among
academic nursing students for COVID-19 was social media (70%) in Fayoum group and (74 %) in
Beni-Suef group. Most of academic nursing students (95%, 93%) in Beni-Suef group and Fayoum
group had satisfactory level of knowledge about COVID- 19. A statistical significant differences
were observed in academic nursing students about the preventive measures regarding COVID -19 in
almost tested areas (P<0.001). Conclusion: It was found that academic nursing students in both
groups had satisfactory knowledge level and good practice of preventive measures regarding
COVID-19. Recommendations: Establishing educational program through various media and
faculties to help academic nursing students become more knowledgeable during the COVID-19
epidemic and its preventive measures.