Majid Barati

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The present study was conducted to determine the predictors of drug use among university students in Hamadan based on the EPWM model. In this regard, Gerald and Gibbons seek to investigate unintentional behaviors, especially in adolescence and youth, and suggest using approaches that take the decision process away from the rational path; they recommend this process as an exploratory process and believe that young people use mental imagery such as social reaction to make their decisions.

Abstract This study was conducted for predicting preventive behaviours of healthcare workers (HCW) towards Covid-19 based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT). This cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted on 761 HCW in Hamadan, Iran, using multi-stage random sampling. The preventive behaviours against COVID-19 among HCW were assessed at a relatively desirable level.