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Non-Adherence to Preventive Behaviors and the Risk of COVID-19: A Comparative Study.
Abolnezhadian, Farhad; Jaafarzadeh, Neamat; Maraghi, Elham; Khafaie, Morteza Abdullatif; Montazeri, Ali; Karimy, Mahmood; Araban, Marzieh.
  • Abolnezhadian F; Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Abuzar Children's Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Jaafarzadeh N; Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Maraghi E; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Khafaie MA; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University Of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Montazeri A; Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
  • Karimy M; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
  • Araban M; Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of public health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Med J Islam Repub Iran ; 36: 67, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1893727
ABSTRACT

Background:

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.

Methods:

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.

Results:

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.

Conclusion:

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.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Med J Islam Repub Iran Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Mjiri.36.67

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Med J Islam Repub Iran Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Mjiri.36.67