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Yavari R, Zayeri F, Keshavarz Mohammadi N, Zali A. The relationship between awareness, attitude and compliance with eight preventive behavior protocols of Covid-19 among students. Payesh 2024; 23 (4) :615-624
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1- School of Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (376 Views)
Objective (s): In a situation where the vaccine was not completely accurate and up-to-date against different strains of the virus in all people of the world, compliance with health guidelines was the main key to prevent transmission. But what is clear is that compliance with health protocols is not the same among all communities and depends on factors. This article examines the effects and attitudes of health protocols.
Methods: This research was a descriptive-quantitative cross-sectional study, which was conducted among 385 students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran in the last week of May 2022. Factors affecting the adherence to water hygiene behaviors due to covid-19 were investigated using a questionnaire and the results were analyzed and reported in ordinal regression with SPSS 25 software.
Results: The ratio of the average score of compliance (19.08) from the total of eight health behaviors to the maximum score (25) was reported as 76%. It was reported that the score of awareness was very high, 94%, and the average score of attitude was about 75%. In the ordinal regression, it was found that having knowledge was not effective in following all health protocols and only two behaviors of avoiding attending gatherings and avoiding losing when meeting acquaintances showed a statistically significant relationship. In other words, with the increase of each score of awareness, the chance of having higher compliance scores in these two behaviors increased by about 1.5 times. On the other hand, the attitude score had a statistically significant relationship with most of the behaviors, except the compliance of coughing and sneezing into a handkerchief or the corner of the arm, and it had a positive simultaneous effect on the compliance of the behaviors.
Conclusion: The high level of awareness among the studied community can partially indicate the effectiveness of interventions in increasing awareness, but the gap between awareness, attitude and behavior indicates the need to pay attention to other factors affecting attitude and behavior.
Methods: This research was a descriptive-quantitative cross-sectional study, which was conducted among 385 students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran in the last week of May 2022. Factors affecting the adherence to water hygiene behaviors due to covid-19 were investigated using a questionnaire and the results were analyzed and reported in ordinal regression with SPSS 25 software.
Results: The ratio of the average score of compliance (19.08) from the total of eight health behaviors to the maximum score (25) was reported as 76%. It was reported that the score of awareness was very high, 94%, and the average score of attitude was about 75%. In the ordinal regression, it was found that having knowledge was not effective in following all health protocols and only two behaviors of avoiding attending gatherings and avoiding losing when meeting acquaintances showed a statistically significant relationship. In other words, with the increase of each score of awareness, the chance of having higher compliance scores in these two behaviors increased by about 1.5 times. On the other hand, the attitude score had a statistically significant relationship with most of the behaviors, except the compliance of coughing and sneezing into a handkerchief or the corner of the arm, and it had a positive simultaneous effect on the compliance of the behaviors.
Conclusion: The high level of awareness among the studied community can partially indicate the effectiveness of interventions in increasing awareness, but the gap between awareness, attitude and behavior indicates the need to pay attention to other factors affecting attitude and behavior.
type of study: A Case Study |
Subject:
Public Health
Received: 2023/10/30 | Accepted: 2024/06/12 | ePublished ahead of print: 2024/08/18 | Published: 2024/08/19
Received: 2023/10/30 | Accepted: 2024/06/12 | ePublished ahead of print: 2024/08/18 | Published: 2024/08/19
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