حسین نظامی اسفدن

  This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of using virtual social networks (WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, etc.) in protecting public health during the Corona epidemic among secondary school students of Taibad city. The statistical population of this research includes all students (boys and girls) of the second secondary level (۱۵-۱۹) years old, living in Taibad city. The sample of this research includes ۶۴۷ people, including ۳۲۰ girls and ۳۲۷ boys, who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research method was a descriptive survey. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire with a seven-item Likert scale was used, and a five-item Likert scale was used for general health questions. In this research, two methods of descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate regression test) have been used.    ۲۷ software was used for data analysis. The findings showed that there is a difference between the amount of use of virtual social networks and increasing awareness of public health and maintaining it, between the amount of use of virtual social networks and changing health-oriented behavior, between the amount of hours of use of virtual social networks and the protection of public health. There is a significant relationship between the level of education and field of study of respondents and the amount of use of virtual social networks. But there is no significant relationship between the amount of use of virtual social networks and the change of health attitude, between the gender and age of respondents and the amount of use of virtual social networks.