The Relationship between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice with Hope to treatment Towards Covid-19 Disease in Residents of Mashhad in 1399

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1 Instructor of nursing, Department of psychiatric nursing, School of nursing and midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Instructor of nursing, Department of Medical-surgical nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

3 BSc Student, Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Knowledge, attitude, and performance of the general public ultimately determine their behavior in the face of specific situations. The hope to treatment as a psychological component can also affect a person's health behaviors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice with hope to treatment towards Covid-19 disease.
Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study of correlation type that was conducted in 1399 on 411 residents of Mashhad. In this study, multi-stage random cluster sampling was performed hope to treatment was measured by scoring between 0-10 and the knowledge, attitude and performance measured by researcher questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS software (version 25).
Results: The mean knowledge, attitude and practice of individuals related to corona from 100 points were 62.62 ± 11.41, 40.94 ± 23.35 and 80.64 70 14.70, respectively. Also, the mean and standard deviation of the hope to treatment and recovery score in case of Covid was 7.46 7 2.29 out of 10 points. The majority of participants had moderate knowledge (73.5%), poor attitude (75.9%) and good performance (65.7%) towards Covid 19. There was a significant relationship between knowledge (r= 0.183; p <0.001) and attitude (r= 0.314; p <0.001) with hope to treatment.
Conclusion: A direct relationship was observed between the knowledge and attitude with the hope to treatment. Knowledge and attitude towards issues related to important psychological phenomena such as hope to treatment can influence and determine health behaviors. It is necessary to raise the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice and hope to treat people.

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Volume 24, Issue 79
November 2021
Pages 1-13

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