Background and purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the new corona virus. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of COVID-19 prevention behaviors in an Iranian population based on the health belief model. Materials and methods: This descriptive analytical (cross-sectional) study was performed in 1020 people older than 15 years of age in...

Background and Aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging disease, whose first case was reported in December 2019, and rapidly affected the world. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the frequency and factors associated with morbidity and mortality due to COVID -19 in Ghaen, Iran. Materials and Methods: This retrospective descriptive-analytical study used th...

Background and aims: Coronaviruses are important pathogens in humans and animals. In late 2019, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of a group of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease spread rapidly, resulting in epidemics in China and reports of sporadic cases worldwide. In February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified COVID-19, which stands for...

The current epidemic of SARS-CoV-2 is intense and worrying all over the world, and the number of pregnant women with the virus is on the rise. In pregnant women with severe acute respiratory syndrome severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), morbidity and mortality are higher than in non-pregnant women. Are Pregnancy and Neona...