Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Journal of Education and Community Health 2820-896X 7 3 2020 09 30 COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors and its Related Beliefs among Health Workers: The Role of Threat and Coping Appraisals 221 227 10.29252/jech.7.3.221 EN Salman Khazaei https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-2310 Saeed Bashirian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2133-087X Ensieh Jenabi Majid Barati https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-1928 Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Babak Moeini https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-0460 Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Manocheher Karami Mohammad Khazaei Seyedeh Zeynab Hashemi Ali Ataei Zahra Eskandari Zohreh Fazli Journal Article 10.29252/jech.7.3.221 2020 04 18 2020 06 20 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.