Assessing preventive health behaviors from COVID-19: a cross sectional study with health belief model in Golestan Province, Northern of Iran

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah¹  Bagher Pahlavanzadeh²  Hossein Shahnazi³  Abdurrahman Charkazi⁴  Abdolhalim Rajabi⁴  Maryam Ahmadi-Livani⁵ 

[1] Center for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania;

[2] Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences;

[3] Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences;

[4] Faculty of Health, Environmental Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences;

[5] Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences;

关键词: COVID-19;    Health belief model;    Fatalism;    Preventive behavior;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40249-020-00776-2

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new viral disease that has caused a pandemic in the world. Due to the lack of vaccines and definitive treatment, preventive behaviors are the only way to overcome the disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the preventive behaviors from the disease based on constructs of the health belief model. Methods In the present cross-sectional study during March 11–16, 2020, 750 individuals in Golestan Province of Iran were included in the study using the convenience sampling and they completed the questionnaires through cyberspace. Factor scores were calculated using the confirmatory factor analysis. The effects of different factors were separately investigated using the univariate analyses, including students sample t-test, ANOVA, and simple linear regression. Finally, the effective factors were examined by the multiple regression analysis at a significant level of 0.05 and through Mplus 7 and SPSS 16. Results The participants’ mean age was 33.9 ± 9.45 years; and 57.1% of them had associate and bachelor's degrees. Multiple regression indicated that the mean score of preventive behavior from COVID-19 was higher in females than males, and greater in urban dwellers than rural dwellers. Furthermore, one unit increase in the standard deviation of factor scores of self-efficacy and perceived benefits increased the scores of preventive behavior from COVID-19 by 0.22 and 0.17 units respectively. On the contrary, one unit increase in the standard deviation of factor score of perceived barriers and fatalistic beliefs decreased the scores of the preventive behavior from COVID-19 by 0.36 and 0.19 units respectively. Conclusions Results of the present study indicated that female gender, perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, fatalistic beliefs, perceived interests, and living in city had the greatest preventive behaviors from COVID-19 respectively. Preventive interventions were necessary among males and villagers.

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