Investigating preventive health behaviors against COVID-19 in elementary school students' parents: A cross-sectional study from Tehran - Capital of Iran.
Behavior change
COVID-19
path analysis
preventive behaviors
protection motivation theory
school students’ parents
Journal
Journal of education and health promotion
ISSN: 2277-9531
Titre abrégé: J Educ Health Promot
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101593794
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
12
01
2021
accepted:
22
04
2021
entrez:
24
1
2022
pubmed:
25
1
2022
medline:
25
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Parents act as a role model for children in showing health behaviors. This study investigated factors affecting the preventive behavior in elementary school students' parents based on protection motivation theory (PMT). This cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran (Iran) in 2020. Multistage sampling was used to choose 660 elementary school students' parents. The data collection instrument was a multi-sectional questionnaire, including sections on demographic characteristics, PMT constructs, self-reported health, and information sources related to The results of the current study revealed significant association between all PMT constructs and preventive behaviors. Knowledge from both direct and indirect paths was related to preventive behaviors ( Knowledge was the most important variable which influenced preventive behavior, and it should be noticed in prevention programs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Parents act as a role model for children in showing health behaviors. This study investigated factors affecting the preventive behavior in elementary school students' parents based on protection motivation theory (PMT).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran (Iran) in 2020. Multistage sampling was used to choose 660 elementary school students' parents. The data collection instrument was a multi-sectional questionnaire, including sections on demographic characteristics, PMT constructs, self-reported health, and information sources related to
RESULTS
RESULTS
The results of the current study revealed significant association between all PMT constructs and preventive behaviors. Knowledge from both direct and indirect paths was related to preventive behaviors (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge was the most important variable which influenced preventive behavior, and it should be noticed in prevention programs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35071641
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_58_21
pii: JEHP-10-435
pmc: PMC8719560
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
435Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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