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ArticleBMC public health2022

Impact of social and cultural factors on incidence, transmission and control of Coronavirus disease in Iran: a qualitative study.

Saeed Falla-Aliabadi, Ahad Heydari, Farin Fatemi, Nooshin Yoshany, Mohammad Hasan Lotfi, Alireza Sarsangi, Fahad Hanna

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Saeed Falla-AliabadiDepartment of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. saeedfallah86@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4588-6680
Ahad HeydariDepartment of Health in Disaster and Emergencies, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6084-0883
Farin FatemiSocial Determinant of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2825-2739
Nooshin YoshanyDepartment of Health education and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2955-400X
Mohammad Hasan LotfiDepartments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-7113-5418
Alireza SarsangiGIS and Remote Sensing Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8234-3917
Fahad HannaProgram of Public Health, Torrens University Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. fahad.hanna@torrens.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-0494-9585

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Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 pandemic has had mixed reactions from nations, people and governments about ways to cope with, prevent and control the disease. The current study identifies social, cultural and policy factors affecting the incidence and control of Coronavirus disease in Iran.

methodsA qualitative study consists of content analysis as well as the views of 20 experienced and knowledgeable subjects specialized in social and cultural health management. The data were gathered using three semi-structured interviews and then continued by 17 semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was done using Graneheim approach. After each interview, the recorded audio files transcript and reviewed. Then codes extracted and divided to categories and sub-categories.

resultsThere are distinct social and cultural factors in coping with Coronavirus disease. These consisted of three categories of governance, individual and community related factors. A total of 17 subcategories and 215 primary codes that were extracted from the text of interviews as variables of the study and in relation to the research question. Ten subdomains of governance including vaccination, political issues, knowledge, support services, administrative services, transportation, health and treatment, culturalization, legislation and, managerial and financial policies impacted the spread and mitigation of the pandemic at various levels.

conclusionThe management of pandemics requires a comprehensive capacity for identifying and determining social and cultural criteria. A healthy partnership between governments and the community may be required to remove unnecessary obstacles that hinder public health attempt to alleviate the risk. The obtained criteria and indicators from this study may be utilized by policy makers in an attempt to strengthen protocols for mitigating pandemics. Further studies may be warranted to confirm these findings.

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COVID-19PandemicsHumansIncidenceIranQualitative ResearchCovid-19Cultural factorsGovernanceHealth policySocial dterminants

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