Department of nursing- midwifery, Comprehensive Health Research Center, Islamic Azad University Babol Branch, Babol, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 15;21(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10201-4.
COVID19 is a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. As there has been no definitive treatment for the disease so far, the only way to control the spread is to break the chain of infection. Our study aimed to analyze the preventive behaviors and influencing factors in the Iranian population.
This cross-sectional study was a web-based survey in the Iranian population. We performed the study during the first peak of COVID-19 outbreak (from March 25th, 2020 to April 5th. We used demographic and Preventive behaviors questionnaires to collect the data. This web-based survey was publicized on the internet through the common platforms used by the Iranian population. This survey was released on the website " Porsline.com ". A total of 2097 acceptable questionnaires were filled. All data were analyzed, using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19.
61.9% of the participants checked the hand-washing question as "Always". 55.7 and 58.2% checked the wearing masks and gloves as "Always", respectively. We found a significant relationship between gender and hand washing behavior (P = 0.006) and the use of masks and gloves (P < 0.001). Results showed that wearing gloves had a significant relation with the education status (P = 0.029) and economic status (P = 0.011). Wearing masks had a significant relation with economic status (P = 0.032). Overall women had better preventive behaviors.
Preventive behaviors have a significant relation with some socio-demographic characteristics. According to the 3 main preventive behaviors of hand-washing, wearing masks and gloves 50% of the population has not taken these behaviors seriously.
COVID19 是一种由新型冠状病毒引起的呼吸道疾病。由于目前尚无针对该疾病的明确治疗方法，因此控制其传播的唯一方法是打破感染链。我们的研究旨在分析伊朗人群的预防行为及其影响因素。
这是一项在伊朗人群中进行的基于网络的横断面研究。我们在 COVID-19 爆发的第一波高峰期（2020 年 3 月 25 日至 4 月 5 日）进行了这项研究。我们使用人口统计学和预防行为问卷收集数据。这项基于网络的调查通过伊朗人常用的互联网平台进行宣传。这项调查发布在“Porsline.com”网站上。共收集了 2097 份可接受的问卷。所有数据均使用 SPSS 19 统计软件包进行分析。
61.9%的参与者对手部清洁问题回答“总是”。55.7%和 58.2%的参与者分别对戴口罩和手套的回答是“总是”。我们发现性别与洗手行为（P=0.006）和戴口罩和手套的行为（P<0.001）之间存在显著关系。结果表明，戴手套与教育程度（P=0.029）和经济状况（P=0.011）有关。戴口罩与经济状况（P=0.032）有关。总的来说，女性的预防行为更好。
预防行为与一些社会人口学特征有关。根据洗手、戴口罩和戴手套这 3 种主要预防行为，有 50%的人口没有认真采取这些行为。
