Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Front Public Health. 2021 Feb 16;9:590105. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.590105. eCollection 2021.
Considering the importance of preventive behaviors in reducing the transmission of COVID-19, this study was conducted to determine the preventive behaviors toward the spread of COVID-19. This cross-sectional study was performed 7 weeks after the confirmation of the first case of Covid-19 by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran. Data were completed online using a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed, for 1,200 Iranians from 8 April 2020 to 9 May 2020. The mean age of study participants was 37.77 ± 11.20 years. The mean score of preventive behaviors was 62.67 ± 8.53. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the variables of gender, education, economic status, and preventive behaviors of COVID-19. The highest frequency is related to not using hookah and cigarettes and then avoiding losing and rubbing (78%) and the lowest percentage is related to exercising behavior (16%). Due to the low level of prevention behaviors during the outbreak of the disease, it is important to design educational and supportive interventions to improve and perform coronavirus prevention behaviors with more focus on men, illiterate people, and poor economic status.
鉴于预防行为在减少 COVID-19 传播方面的重要性，本研究旨在确定预防 COVID-19 传播的行为。这项横断面研究是在伊朗卫生部和医疗教育部确认首例新冠病例 7 周后进行的。从 2020 年 4 月 8 日至 5 月 9 日，1200 名伊朗人通过在线完成了由研究人员制作的调查问卷，该问卷的有效性和可靠性已经得到确认。研究参与者的平均年龄为 37.77 ± 11.20 岁。预防行为的平均得分为 62.67 ± 8.53。结果表明，性别、教育、经济状况等变量与 COVID-19 的预防行为之间存在显著关系。使用水烟和香烟的频率最高，然后是避免失去和摩擦（78%），而锻炼行为的比例最低（16%）。由于在疾病爆发期间预防行为水平较低，因此有必要设计教育和支持性干预措施，以改善和执行冠状病毒预防行为，更加关注男性、文盲和经济状况较差的人群。
