Public Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Home Quarantine to Prevent COVID-19 in Sabzevar city, Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Public Health, School of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran

2 Instructor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health and Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

4 Master Studend in Health education, School of Health and Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Public Health, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

6 Department of Health Education and Public Health, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Prevention is the best way to break the transmission chain of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of people regarding home quarantine to prevent COVID-19 in Sabzevar city, Iran.
Methods: In the present cross-sectional study in 2020, 836 people from Sabzevar participated. Data were collected by the virtual questionnaire and released in social media by nonprobability methods (Convenience and Snowball). The study questionnaire was researcher-made. The questions included demographics, knowledge, attitude and practice. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. 
Results: The variables of gender, attitude and job on practice, variables of gender, education, job and attitude on knowledge and variables of knowledge, age, gender and underlying disease on attitude toward home quarantine have a significant impact (P˂0.05).
Conclusion: People's practice regarding home quarantine to prevent COVID-19 depends on a number of factors. Paying attention to the gender, attitude and occupation of individuals in policy making regarding home quarantine can improve the performance of the public.

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Journal of Military Medicine
Volume 22, Issue 6 - Serial Number 91
July and August 2020
Pages 580-588

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