Open Access<p>Factors Associated with Infection-Control Behavior of Dental Health–Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior</p>
Author(s) -
Mosa A. Shubayr,
Mohammed Mashyakhy,
Dania E. Al Agili,
Nassreen Hassan Mohammad Albar,
Mir Faeq Ali Quadri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s278078
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , cross sectional study , theory of planned behavior , infection control , medicine , dental care , environmental health , family medicine , control (management) , virology , intensive care medicine , pathology , computer science , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , artificial intelligence , disease
The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) in predicting COVID-19-infection prevention and control (IPC) among a sample of dental health-care workers (DHCWs) in Saudi Arabia and to examine their behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs to better understand their views about COVID-19 IPC.