Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1400
10
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gregorian
2022
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36
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online
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Non-Adherence to Preventive Behaviors and the Risk of COVID-19: A Comparative Study
Preventive Medicine & Community Health
Preventive Medicine & Community Health
Original Research
Original Research
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Background: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Transmission routes of COVID-19 have been well identified and documented. Considering the high prevalence of the Covid-19 and its impacts on the population, this study aimed to assess the status of preventive behaviors against coronavirus infection and estimate the odds of its transmission routes among people.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Methods:</b> A comparative study was conducted from March to April 2021. A total of 1256 participants were randomly selected, including 262 COVID-19 patients and 994 healthy people from 10 counties in Khuzestan, southwest Iran. A two-part questionnaire was used for data collection that included items on demographic and adherence to preventive behaviors. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical software SPSS 18.0.0 applying logistic regression. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Results:</b> The mean age of participants was 37.60±11.48 years (female: 36.49±11.15 years; male: 38.86±11.74 years). The results showed that having contact with infected patient at home (OR = 4.90, 95%CI = 3.32-7.25), going to the hospital for not-necessary medical reasons (OR = 4.47, 95%CI = 3.05-6.55), leaving home for essential daily services (OR = 2.49, 95% CI = 1.63-3.81), and going to doctors' office (OR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.20-2.63) could increase the odds of infection. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b>Conclusion:</b> The findings suggest that different factors are responsible for the increased spread of the Covid-19. Indeed, since the intervention for every single factor will have a small contribution to reducing the prevalence of the disease, it seems essential to design comprehensive interventions while emphasizing isolation and contacts tracing. The study provides evidence for multi-level and multi-faceted policy and interventions for promoting adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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COVID-19, Adherence, Behavior, Prevention, Iran
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480
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1012-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Farhad
Abolnezhadian
A
abolnezhadian-f@ajums.ac.ir
200319475328460070828
200319475328460070828
Yes
Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Abuzar Children’s Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Neemat
Jaafarzadeh
jaafarzadeh-n@ajums.ac.ir
200319475328460070829
200319475328460070829
No
Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Elham
Maraghi
e.maraghi@gmail.com
200319475328460070830
200319475328460070830
No
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Morteza
Abdullatif khafaie
khafaie-m@ajums.ac.ir
200319475328460070831
200319475328460070831
No
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University Of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Ali
Montazeri
montazeri@acer.ac.ir
200319475328460070832
200319475328460070832
No
Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Mahmood
Karimy
karimymahmood@yahoo.com
200319475328460070833
200319475328460070833
No
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
Marzieh
Araban
arabanm@ajums.ac.ir
200319475328460070834
200319475328460070834
No
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of public health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran