en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Article <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background & Aims</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The patients&rsquo; companions need to take precautionary measures in the hospital for taking care of their patients. The relevant studies have not focused on the precautionary measures of the patients&rsquo; companions. Considering this issue, this study aimed to determine the companions&#39; knowledge, attitude, and practice which enabled them to take the safety precautions against Covid-19 in infectious wards.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Materials & Methods</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> This study was a descriptive-analytical study. The researchers used convenience sampling to select 284 companions of the patients with Covid-19 in teaching hospitals in Kashan (Iran) from June to September 2021 as the participants of the study. The data collection instrument was a self-report researcher-developed questionnaire which examined the companions&rsquo; knowledge, attitude, and practice which enabled them to take care of their patients. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v16 software. The Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman&#39;s correlation tests were used to analyze the obtained data.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Results</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> The results of the study showed that the companions&rsquo; level of knowledge (11.27&plusmn;5.01) was weak. Nonetheless, their attitude (99.84&plusmn;16.50) and practice (94.69&plusmn;12.32) were moderate and acceptable. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the companions&rsquo; familial relationship with the patient, history of participation in the Covid-19 training classes, education, and occupation and their knowledge, attitude, and practice (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between the companions&rsquo; history of being in the hospital as a companion of Covid-19 patients and the mean values of their attitude and practice (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Finally, on the basis of the results, there was a significant relationship between the mean values of the companions&#39; practice and their knowledge and attitude (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Companions are not provided with satisfactory education regarding precautionary measures in the hospital wards. Therefore, there is a need for the protocols which inform them about the precautionary measures in hospitals.</span></span></span></span> Attitudes, Caregiver, Covid-19, Knowledge, Practices 128 141 http://hsm.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-129-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahshad Habibi mahshadhabibi2@gmail.com 10031947532846001451 10031947532846001451 No Trauma nursing research center, faculty of nursing and midwifery, Kashan University of Medical sciences, Kashan, Iran Sedigheh Miranzadeh s_miranzadeh@yahoo.com 10031947532846001452 10031947532846001452 No Trauma nursing research center, faculty of nursing and midwifery, Kashan University of Medical sciences, Kashan, Iran Mahboobeh Maghami maghami_m@yahoo.com 10031947532846001453 10031947532846001453 No Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan university of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran Ismail Azizi-Fini azizifinies@yahoo.com 10031947532846001454 10031947532846001454 Yes Trauma nursing research center, faculty of nursing and midwifery, Kashan University of Medical sciences, Kashan, Iran