Vahid Khosravi - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Samaneh Torkian - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza Etesami - Department of Statistics, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
Zahra Jaafari - Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad - Aging Health Department, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of MedicalSciences,Yazd, Iran
Ali Ahmadi - Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health and Modeling in Health Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

Background: Currently, prevention strategies are the only way to deal with the spread ofCOVID-19 virus. Disease control is the result of community adherence to these strategies.Acknowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 are important for adherence to thesestrategies. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of theIranian people towards COVID-19 and demographic factors related to it.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical web-based study wasperformed on 3736 people in Iran. A validated Iranian knowledge, attitude, and practices(KAP) Questionnaire about COVID-19 was used. Linear multivariate GeneralizedEstimating Equations (GEE) models were used to analyze data.Results: Most Iranian people had high knowledge (88.1%), the right attitude (91%) andgood practices (90.3%). In the multivariate models, factors related to better knowledgewere, age > 20 years (P <0.001), living in the urban area (P = 0.030), holding a master ordoctorate degree (P = 0.044), and a moderate financial situation (P = 0.001). Females hadbetter attitude (P = 0.035). Variables related to better practices were age > 20 years (P<0.001), and having a good (P = 0.003) or moderate (P = 0.038) financial situation.Conclusions: The participants had good knowledge, positive attitude and good practicesregarding COVID-19. However, this might not be representative of the whole Iraniancommunity; and therefore, continuous monitoring and emphasis on preventive measures in isstill necessary in the fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19, knowledge, attitudes, practices, KAP, Iranian population