Investigating the Adoption of Precautionary Behaviors Among Young Rural Adults in South Iran During COVID-19.

Autor:	Tajeri Moghadam M; Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran., Zobeidi T; Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.; Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria., Sieber S; Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany.; Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Löhr K; Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria.; Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V., Müncheberg, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2022 Feb 02; Vol. 10, pp. 787929. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 02 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2022.787929
Abstrakt:	COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for public health worldwide. Reducing the incidence of the disease requires protective measures to prevent virus transmission. Understanding those factors influencing preventive behavior is the first step in preventing the spread of the disease. This study investigates factors affecting youth intention and preventive behaviors in the face of COVID-19 through the health belief model by using a cross-sectional survey collected through an online questionnaire. The sample comprises 304 rural youth in South Iran who were selected through a random sampling technique. The results reveal that perceived severity, perceived benefits, public health beliefs, perceived self-efficacy, and the cue to act positively and significantly affect preventive behaviors. The model explains 59% of variance changes in rural youth preventive behaviors during COVID-19. Cue to action is the strongest and self-efficacy was the weakest determinant of youth's preventive behavior. This study confirms that the HBM framework has appropriate predictive power and is an effective tool for investigating preventive behaviors during COVID-19. These results provide important policy implications for the development of policies that aim to avoid the further spread of COVID-19 between young citizens. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Tajeri Moghadam, Zobeidi, Sieber and Löhr.)
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