COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals
Health workers are at high risk of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and preventive behaviors play an important role in reducing the incidence and deaths of this infection. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Worker...
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doaj-1ed11378eb2c4668a82c26d67ac8e6122020-11-25T03:25:28ZfasHamadan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Education and Community Health2383-23122383-23122020-09-017322122710.29252/jech.7.3.221COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping AppraisalsSalman Khazaei0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-2310Saeed Bashirian1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2133-087XEnsieh Jenabi2Majid Barati 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-1928Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini4Babak Moeini5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-0460Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai6Manocheher Karami7Mohammad Khazaei8Seyedeh Zeynab Hashemi9Ali Ataei10Zahra Eskandari11Zohreh Fazli12Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Modeling for Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Department of Health Education, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Department of Health Education, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Department of Health Education, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Department of Health Education, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Health workers are at high risk of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and preventive behaviors play an important role in reducing the incidence and deaths of this infection. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers of Hamadan province using the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM). Instruments & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 950 health workers in Hamadan, in 2020 who were selected by multistage random sampling method. The data were collected using a questionnaire including demographic information and EPPM constructs. Data were analyzed in STATA 14 using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test. Findings: Behaviors of avoiding contact with others and frequent hand washing with soap and water with 97.8% and 95.3%, respectively, had the highest frequency among health personnel. The condition of EPPM constructs was evaluated at a relatively favorable level. Also, 46.0% of health personnel were involved in the risk perception process. Conclusion: It is necessary to improve the level of perceived self-efficacy of employees and also to emphasize the effectiveness of the recommended strategies in the prevention of Covid-19 disease.http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1213-en.pdfattitudecoronavirus (covid-19)prevention and controlhealth workers |
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Salman Khazaei Saeed Bashirian Ensieh Jenabi Majid Barati Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Babak Moeini Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Manocheher Karami Mohammad Khazaei Seyedeh Zeynab Hashemi Ali Ataei Zahra Eskandari Zohreh Fazli COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals Journal of Education and Community Health attitude coronavirus (covid-19) prevention and control health workers |
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Salman Khazaei Saeed Bashirian Ensieh Jenabi Majid Barati Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Babak Moeini Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Manocheher Karami Mohammad Khazaei Seyedeh Zeynab Hashemi Ali Ataei Zahra Eskandari Zohreh Fazli |
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COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals |
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COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals |
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COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals |
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COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals |
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COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals |
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covid-19 preventive behaviors and its related beliefs among health workers: the role of threat and coping appraisals |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences |
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Journal of Education and Community Health |
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2383-2312 2383-2312 |
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Health workers are at high risk of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and preventive behaviors play an important role in reducing the incidence and deaths of this infection. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers of Hamadan province using the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM).
Instruments & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 950 health workers in Hamadan, in 2020 who were selected by multistage random sampling method. The data were collected using a questionnaire including demographic information and EPPM constructs. Data were analyzed in STATA 14 using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test.
Findings: Behaviors of avoiding contact with others and frequent hand washing with soap and water with 97.8% and 95.3%, respectively, had the highest frequency among health personnel. The condition of EPPM constructs was evaluated at a relatively favorable level. Also, 46.0% of health personnel were involved in the risk perception process.
Conclusion: It is necessary to improve the level of perceived self-efficacy of employees and also to emphasize the effectiveness of the recommended strategies in the prevention of Covid-19 disease. |
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