the intention of changing adherence to covid-19 preventive health measures after implementation of covid-19 vaccination program: an online-based study in mazandaran province, iran

Background: the nature and extent of changing adherence to covid-19 preventive health measures are different in various populations. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the intention of changing adherence to covid-19 preventive health measures (ica-covid-19–phm) after implementation of the covid-19 vaccination program compared to when they had not received the vaccine. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 participants in the 18 to 60-year-old group population (mazandaran province, iran). the data were collected by an anonymous online “google form” questionnaire. the pearson correlation coefficient, intra-class correlation coefficient (icc), and paired t-test were used to evaluate the intention of changing adherence to covid-19 preventive measures. results: the correlation coefficient ranged from 0.58 for non-travel to 0.76 for personal hygiene. icc ranged from 0.68 for non-traveling to 0.86 for personal hygiene and hand/face washing. the results of the paired t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the adherence at the present time and the intention to adhere to preventive protocols after receiving the vaccine. conclusions: the intention of changing adherence to preventive health measures, such as avoiding travel and crowded places and mask-wearing, had the most reduction.