en بررسی نگرش و عملکرد ساکنین جزیره خارک در جنوب ایران در مورد خود قرنطینگی در مواجهه با بیماری کووید-19 تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background and Aim</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: One of the methods to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus is self-quarantine. Measuring people&#39;s attitudes and practices about it is important for the effectiveness of this method. This study aimed to determine the attitude and practice of Khark Islanders regarding self-quarantine during covid-19 pandemic in 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials and methods</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">:</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#0e101a">This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on native and surrounding residents of Khark Island in south of Iran. 370 subjects were selected with cluster sampling. A demographic and clinical questionnaire and a questionnaire regarding attitude and practice for self-quarantine were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent t-tests, analysis of variance, and multiple regression in SPSS26 software. </span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">&nbsp;<b>Results</b>: Attitudes of 65.4% (242) of the subjects were negative, and the rest had a positive attitude. Also, the practice of most subjects (65.4%) was undesirable. There were significant differences between age, gender, education level, occupation, concerns about home quarantine, and sources of information with attitude and practice about self-quarantine (P<0.05).&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Self-quarantine during COVID-19 was a recommended way to reduce transmission and discontinuation of disease chain. Since attitudes and especially practices of individuals, in this case, is of great importance, appropriate and effective methods should be used to improve them in individuals. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; COVID-19, Self-quarantine, Attitude, Practice. 129 141 http://knjournal.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-35-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tahereh Behi طاهره بهی taherebehi@gmail.com 1003194753284600344 1003194753284600344 No Department of Nursing, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Beheshteh Tabarsi بهشته طبرسی btabarsi@iautmu.ac.ir 1003194753284600345 1003194753284600345 Yes Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Bahar Seifi بهار سیفی Bseifi@iautmu.ac.ir 1003194753284600346 1003194753284600346 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Roza Hoorsan رزا هورسان RHoursan@iautmu.ac.ir 1003194753284600347 1003194753284600347 No Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran