. Zohreh Sadat Navabi; . Alireza Ahmadi; . Mohammad Reza Sabri; . Fahimeh Bagheri Kholenjani; . Mehdi Ghaderian; . Bahar Dehghan; . Chehreh Mahdavi
Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-8
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the underlying medical conditions thatput children at increased risk for coronavirus. This study aimed to predict preventive behaviors ...
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BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the underlying medical conditions thatput children at increased risk for coronavirus. This study aimed to predict preventive behaviors ofCOVID‑19 among children with CHD based on the protection motivation theory (PMT).MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to April2021, on 240 children 3–7 years with CHD whose data had been registered in Persian Registry ofCardiovascular Disease/CHD (PROVE/CHD) System in Isfahan, Iran. The research variables weremeasured using an online researcher‑made questionnaire that was based on PMT constructs. Thecollected data were analyzed using statistical tests (e.g., Pearson correlation coefficient and linearregression analysis).RESULTS: From a total of 240 participants (mean age of 4.81 ± 1.50) in the present study, 122 (50.8%)were girls. The most common types of CHD among children participating in this study were relatedto atrial septal defect (ASD) (29.2%, n = 70) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) (26.7%, n = 64),respectively. Protective behaviors showed a significant correlation with all constructs of PMT. ThePMT constructs explained 41.0% of the variances in protective behavior, in which the perceivedreward (β = 0.325) and perceived self‑efficacy (β = 0.192) was the most important, respectively.CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed well the effectiveness of PMT on the preventivebehaviors of COVID‑19 in children with CHD. This theory can be used to teach preventive behaviorsof COVID‑19 to children with CHD in education programs.
