Author/Authors :
karbasi, ashraf baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran , abyazi, mohammad ali baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran , hashemi aghdam, mohammadreza tehran university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Tehran, Iran , bahardoust, mansour baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran , heiat, fatemeh islamic azad university, fasa branch - department of physical education and sport sciences, Fasa, Iran , yaali jahromi, atefeh jahrom university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Jahrom, Iran , yaali jahromi, erfaneh shiraz university of medical sciences - student research committee, Shiraz, Iran , sadeh, akram baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran , hosseinzadeh, ramin baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran , heiat, mohammad baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - baqiyatallah research center for gastroenterology and liver diseases, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Introduction: Some health instructions and proceedings were widely broadcasted and advised by scientific centers and social media concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention, in the early days of the epidemic. Almost all of them had been sourced from narrative statements or non-evidence based sciences. Herein, we intended to deeply investigate the usefulness and efficiency of such recommendation on COVID-19 prevention. Materials and Methods: Ninety-seven reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed positive COVID-19 individuals as case and 103 suffering from other diseases as control group were enrolled. To collect the data, an expert validated questionnaire encompassed demographic information, past medical history and pre-infection preventive proceedings (consumption of vitamin D3, C, and zinc supplement, wearing face masks and gloves, hand washing, keeping at least 1.5 m distance with other people and staying at home) was used. The data between two groups were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results: No significant difference was obtained in zinc consumption between case and control groups (14 (14.4%) vs 16 (15.5%), OR=0.88, CI= 0.66-1.31). Consumption of vitamins D3 and C was significantly higher in patients suffering from COVID-19 compared to non-COVID-19 patients, [(60 (61.9%) vs 47 (45.6%), OR=1.28, CI=1.12-1.48) for vitamin D3 and (54 (52.4%) vs 47 (48.4%), OR=1.15, CI=1.01=1.31)]. Hand and face hygiene was significantly more observed in non-COVID-19 patients group (77 (79.3%) vs 96 (93.2%), OR=0.82, CI=0.71-0.93). Home quarantine and keeping social distance were also significantly higher in non-COVID-19 patients group. Conclusions: General protective proceedings have significant protective roles against COVID-19.
Keywords :
SARS , CoV , 2 , COVID , 19 , Vitamin D3 , Vitamin C , Zinc , Prevention
