The role of risk perception, risk communication, and demographic factors in COVID-19 preventive behaviors: an online survey in Iran
10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0345
- Author:
Mansour REZAEI
1
;
Nader Rajabi GILAN
;
Ali ALMASI
;
Mehdi KHEZELI
;
Fatemeh Jamshidi NAZAR
;
Zahra Jorjoran SHUSHTARI
;
Yahya SALIMI
;
Farid NAJAFI
;
Neda SARABI
;
Shahram SAEIDI
;
Saeid SAEIDI
Author Information
1. Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2022;13(4):282-289
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:This study investigated preventive behaviors toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related factors in a Kurdish Iranian sample.
Methods:This online survey was conducted among the population aged 18 and above in Kermanshah Province, in western Iran, in April 2020. Samples were invited and recruited through social media. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 4 sections (questions on demographic variables, risk perception, risk communication, and COVID-19 preventive behaviors) and analyzed using Stata ver. 8.
Results:The Pearson correlation test showed that risk communication was significantly correlated with COVID-19 preventive behaviors (r = 0.320, p < 0.01). In the final model, where the explanatory power increased with the entry of the risk communication variable, the variables explained a total of 14% of variance in COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Sex (β = −0.482), risk perception (β = 0.047), and risk communication (β = 0.662) were significant determinants.
Conclusion:Risk communication and risk perception related to COVID-19, as well as being a woman, were determinants of COVID-19 preventive behaviors.
