Author/Authors :
Bashirian, Saeid Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Khazaei, Salman Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Barati , Majid Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Jenabi, Ensiyeh Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Soltanian, Ali Reza Department of Community Oral Health - School of Dentistry - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Dental Research Center, Hamadan, Iran , Shirahmadi, Samane Department of Community Oral Health - School of Dentistry - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Dental Research Center, Hamadan, Iran , Karimi-Shahanjarini, Akram Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Zareian, Sepideh Head of Statistics and Information Technology Management Infrastructure Department - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Rezapur-Shahkolai, Forouzan Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , Moeini, Babak Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract :
Hospital staffs are at high risk of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV preventive
behaviors play a peculiar role in the reduction of the incidence and mortality of this infection.
Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the prevention behaviors of COVID-19 among health
staff based on the Extended Parallel Model (EPPM) in western Iran.
Study design: It was a cross-sectional study.
Methods: The present study was performed in the west of Iran in April 2020. In total, 1,664 cases
were enrolled in this study via multi-stage sampling. The data were collected using a questionnaire,
including the demographic characteristics of participants and EPPM constructs. All analyses were
conducted in Stata software (version 14) at a 5% significant level.
Results: As evidenced by the obtained results, 1,523 (91.53%), 1,226 (73.68%), 1,526 (91.71%),
893 (53.67%), and 862 (51.86%) of health staff wear gloves, use masks, avoid contact with others,
maintain a good distance from other people, and wash their hands frequently with water and soap,
respectively. In terms of using gloves and avoiding contacts with others, participants with high
perceived threat had higher odds of observing health behaviors (OR= 3.14, 95% CI: 2.08, 4.73;
P<0.001) and (OR= 3.1, 95% CI: 2.04, 4.69; P<0.001), respectively. In all categories of EPPM, the
participants with high efficacy had higher odds of exhibiting health behaviors, compared to those
with low efficacy (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of the present study demonstrated that health workers are expected to
be at the highest level of threat and efficiency. Moreover, the findings emphasized the effectiveness
of the recommended strategies in the prevention of COVID-19 disease.
Keywords :
Iran , Coronavirus , Fear , Behavior
