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J Educ Community Health. 2020;7(3): 221-227.
doi: 10.29252/jech.7.3.221

Scopus ID: 85091936124
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Research Article

COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals

Salman Khazaei 1 ORCID logo, Saeed Bashirian 2 ORCID logo, Ensieh Jenabi 3, Majid Barati 3* ORCID logo, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini 2, Babak Moeini 2 ORCID logo, Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai 2, Manocheher Karami 4, Mohammad Khazaei 1, Seyedeh Zeynab Hashemi 5, Ali Ataei 5, Zahra Eskandari 5, Zohreh Fazli 5

1 Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3 Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4 Modeling for Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
5 Department of Health Education, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Email: Barati@umsha.ac.ir

Abstract

Aims: 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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