ABSTRACT
The research used an online, convenience cross-sectional sample of adults aged ≥18 years old recruited from Shahroud County, Northeast of Iran. We measured the contribution of multiple determinants for association with behavioral compliance, at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The compliance score measured with this questionnaire can be within a range of 5 and 100. Compliance was bounded between 19 and 80 that has been distributed J-shape, so quantile logistic regression model has been fitted for that. Variables related to people's knowledge, including self-reported knowledge and following the news related to COVID-19, were the two main factors that accompanied behavioral compliance at all of its levels in the period of pandemic.
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COVID-19 , Adolescent , Adult , COVID-19/prevention & control , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Pandemics/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2 , Self Report , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
We aimed to identify the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 and its related factors among suspected health sector workers (HSWs) by conducting a descriptive analytical study on the SARS-CoV2 registered data in Shahroud region, Iran. Among the 267 suspected HSWs, 15.7% were confirmed vs. 29.1% of the suspected non-HSW cases, and the difference between two groups was significant. Among the related variables, after adjusting for age and sex, being asymptomatic (OR = 0.43), having fever (OR = 3.28), inpatient (OR = 7.14), and no history of flu vaccination (OR = 2.33) were significantly associated with the confirmed HSWs. It is recommended that all HSWs be screened and close contacts of confirmed cases be followed up.