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

Risk Perception Descriptive research Multistage sampling
DOI: 10.29252/jech.7.3.221 Publication Date: 2021-01-23T09:18:04Z
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Aims: Health workers are at high risk of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and preventive behaviors play an important role in reducing the incidence deaths this infection. Therefore, aim present study was to investigate COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors its Related Beliefs among Workers Hamadan province using Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM). Instruments & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive conducted on 950 health Hamadan, 2020 who were selected by multistage random sampling method. The data collected a questionnaire including demographic information EPPM constructs. Data analyzed STATA 14 statistics Pearson correlation test. Findings: avoiding contact with others frequent hand washing soap water 97.8% 95.3%, respectively, had highest frequency personnel. condition constructs evaluated relatively favorable level. Also, 46.0% personnel involved perception process. Conclusion: It is necessary improve level perceived self-efficacy employees also emphasize effectiveness recommended strategies prevention Covid-19 disease.
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