FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH LITERACY OF CORONAVIRUS 2019 DISEASE OF VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS, SI SA KET PROVINCE

Abstract

This analytical cross-sectional research aimed to study the factors influencing health literacy of coronavirus 2019 disease  of village health volunteers, Si Sa Ket province. The sample consisted of 378 village health volunteers in Si Sa Ket province. Data were collected using questionnaires designed by the researcher. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, and the 25th, and 75th percentiles and Inferential statistics include multiple linear regression analysis.

The results revealed that factors influencing health literacy of coronavirus 2019 disease of village health volunteers in Si Sa Ket province: the social media use factor, the proactive service factor, and factors connected with attitudes towards the coronavirus disease 2019. These can jointly explain the variety of factors influencing coronavirus disease 2019 health literacy among village health volunteers in Si Sa Ket province was 43.90% (R² = 0.439, R²_adj = 0.435, SE_est = 5.405, F = 97.665, p<0.001) at a statistically significant level of .05. It can be concluded that the creation of knowledge about the health of the coronavirus disease 2019 of the village health volunteers in Si Sa Ket province should take into account such factors to be able to manage their own health.