Preventive behaviors against COVID-19 among health care providers in Iran: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aim: During outbreaks of infectious diseases, if healthcare providers do not follow the principles of prevention, the risk of personal infection increases and they become a source of infection spread. This study aimed to determine the factors related to the preventive health behaviors of COVID-19 among Iranian healthcare providers based on protection motivation theory (PMT).

Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study included 346 healthcare providers.