The effect of Multi-Theory model educational intervention on preventive behaviors of Covid-19 in Yazd students: a protocol study

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Identifying preventive behaviors from Covid-19 can be useful for planning short-term and long-term interventions for students washing hands, wearing masks and receiving vaccines. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on multi-theory model on preventive behaviors of Covid-19 in students in Yazd. Methods and analysis: This study will be a randomized controlled trial based on case and control groups on undergraduate students in Yazd universities. Received a clinical trial code and an ethics code in the research. The random cluster sampling method will be two-step. The data collection tool is a questionnaire consisting of 4 parts: the first part is demographic information, the second part is a hand washing behavior questionnaire based on a multi-theory model, the third part is a vaccine acceptance behavior questionnaire based on a multi-theory model, the fourth part is a questionnaire The behavior of wearing a mask is based on a multi-theory model. Questionnaires will be completed in 2 rounds. First before the intervention and one month after the intervention. After completing the pre-test, an educational intervention based on the multi-theory model will be performed for the case group and no intervention will be performed for the control group. Data analysis will be performed in SPSS software version 24. Ethics and dissemination: The ethical approval of this research was obtained by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd. (Approval date: 9/24/1400) Reference number: IR.SSU.SPH.REC.1400.179. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and conferences. The present study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by IRCT. The participants of this study were students, they were not patient, no special intervention was done on them, we only gave them a series of trainings to increase their awareness about preventive behaviors of COVID-19. Trial registration number: IRCT20211226053527N1