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Purpose: This study was aimed to identify the influencing factors associated with respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors of adolescents by examining the relationships >among knowledge, attitude, and practice. Methods: The study included 147 middle and high school students in G provinces. The data were collected from November to December 2023. The questionnaire consisted of 12 questions regarding the knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, 11 questions on attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, and 14 questions on practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors. The collected data were analyzed in multiple regression analysis. Results: The participants’ knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors was 10.47±2.06, attitude of those preventive behaviors 3.71±0.39 and practice of those behaviors 3.38±0.45. Factors affecting practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors were attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors (β=.63, p<.001), and taking health education for infectious disease (β=.24, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings of the study can be used as essential data for developing strategies respiratory infection preventing behavior practice promoting school health. It is necessary to develop various intervention measures based on the causal relationship and structural model related to the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors and the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors to induce positive attitudes.