Nurses’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Preventive Beliefs Regarding Emerging Respiratory Infections: Application of the Health Belief Model
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Nurses; emerging respiratory infections; Health Belief Model; preventive behaviorAbstract
Background: Emerging respiratory infections continue to pose a substantial threat to global health security because of their potential for rapid transmission, severe clinical outcomes, healthcare-associated spread, and disruption of health systems. Nurses are especiallyvulnerable because they maintain prolonged and close contact with patients, perform high-risk procedures, and play a central role insurveillance, triage, infection prevention, patient education, and outbreak response. Their knowledge, perceptions, and preventive beliefs therefore directly influence adherence to infection-control measures and the effectiveness of institutional preparedness. However, adequate knowledge alone does not consistently translate into protective behavior, as preventive practices are also shaped by perceived risk, confidence, organizational support, resource availability, and psychological readiness.
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