Preventive behaviors for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 of Staff Dusit Subdistrict Administrative Organization Tham Phannara District Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

This study is a cross-sectional survey study aiming to study factors associated with the prevention behavior of the coronavirus disease 2019. The sample consisted of 40 officers of Dusit Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Tham Phannara District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The data were collected by using a questionnaire which consisted of 6 parts: personal characteristics, knowledge, attitude and social support, perception and behavior to prevent coronavirus disease 2019. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, calculated the percentage, the mean and the mean standard deviation, including analyzing the correlation of the data with Chi-Square statistics. The results showed that most of the officers of Dusit Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Tham Phannara District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province had knowledge about the coronavirus infection 2019 at a moderate level (70 percent), attitude about the disease was at a moderate level (52.50 percent), social support was at a moderate level (70.00 percent), perception severity risks benefits and barriers to practice to prevent infection with the 2019 coronavirus was at a moderate level (65.00 percent), and behaviors prevention of coronavirus infection 2019 overall was very good ( = 4.36, SD = 0.412). Knowledge level, attitude level, social support and awareness level about coronavirus disease 2019 were significantly related to coronavirus disease prevention behavior at P<0.05.