Relationship between Health Responsibility and Self-Care Behaviors related to COVID-19 in Citizens of Kurdistan Province
| Autor: | Sahar Khoshravesh, Afshin Bahmani, Parvaneh Taymoori, Amir Pakpour |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 89-102 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1560-652X 2345-4040 |
| Popis: | Background and Aim: Self-care behaviors and commitment to health responsibility are regarded as measures against Covid-19 disease when there is no widespread access to vaccination. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health responsibility and self-care behaviors related to Covid-19 in Kurdistan citizens. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 in Kurdistan province and included 1008 participants above 15 years of age. Using convenient sampling method, people referring to health centers were entered into the study. Online data collection was performed via Whats App or Telegram using Covid-19 Self-Care Behavior and Health Responsibility Questionnaires. Using SPSS software version 22, data analysis was performed by Spearman correlation and chi-square test. Results: The study included 642 women (63.7%) and 366 men (36.3%), with mean age of 38. 6 ± 11.63 years. The correlation between health responsibility and self-care behaviors was positive and significant (p 0.05). A higher proportion of women compared to men were in the category of good health responsibility (60.8% vs. 39.2) and self-care behaviors (67.8% vs. 32.2) (p |
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