en Virology Virology پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Introduction</b>: <span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Respiratory infections affect millions worldwide, and preventive practices are essential for their control. The relationship between knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices (KAP) towards respiratory viral infections and quality of life (QoL) among medical sciences students was investigated in this study</span></span>.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Materials & Methods</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: </span></span></b>A descriptive-correlational study with 535 participants from Shahid Sadoughi University in 2021. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the SF-12 quality-of-life scale, and a KAP (knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices) questionnaire. Data were analysed with SPSS 20.0 using independent t-tests, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and Spearman&rsquo;s correlation at a significance level of 0.05.<span lang="FA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Results</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>The results showed significant positive correlations among knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice scores (p < 0.001). However, no significant association was found between these variables and quality of life (p = 0.528, p = 0.354, and p = 0.977, respectively). Students with higher economic status reported significantly better quality of life compared to others (p = 0.003).</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Conclusion</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>While medical students demonstrated good KAP, targeted interventions are needed to enhance practices and improve QoL, particularly among economically disadvantaged groups.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></span></span></span> attitude, knowledge, practice, quality of life, respiratory infections 73 83 http://jbrms.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-954-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Fathi fatemeh.fathi1378@gmail.com 10031947532846008436 10031947532846008436 No BSc in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Ahmad Reza Fallahfaraghe ahmadreza.fallahfaraghe1928@gmail.com 10031947532846008437 10031947532846008437 No BSc in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Mohammad Adham mohammad.adham1999@gmail.com 10031947532846008438 10031947532846008438 No BSc in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fahimeh Shojaeifar fahimehshojaefar@yahoo.com 10031947532846008439 10031947532846008439 Yes Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Maternal and Child Health Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran