Factors associated with preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers by a health behavior model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic disease. There are limited data on predictors of good preventive behaviors among healthcare workers. This study aimed to evaluate if any factors were predictors of good preventive behaviors in healthcare workers under the theory of health behavior model.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study in healthcare workers who were willing to participate in the study. Participants were requested to fill out a self-administered questionnaire that comprised health behavior model and preventive behaviors from COVID-19 infection. Factors associated with preventive behavior, an outcome, were analyzed by multivariate linear regression analysis.

Results

There were 273 healthcare workers who participated in this study. The

SUBMITTER: Limkunakul C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature