Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors of Chronic Non - Communicable Diseases Patients Who Received Services at Metropolitan Health and Wellness Institution Ministry of Public Health

Abstract

This cross-sectional survey research aimed to study factors related to post-pandemic COVID-19 preventive behaviors among patients with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases who received service at Metropolitan health and wellness institution. The sample consisted of 254 NCDs patients selected by systematic random sampling. Data were collected through a Self-administered questionnaire and was analysed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test and Fisher exact test was analyze the factors related to post-pandemic COVID-19 preventive behaviors. The results found that most of the samples had Post-pandemic COVID-19 Preventive behaviors at good level, 68.9 percent. Factors that were statistically significantly (p<0.05) related to post-pandemic COVID-19 preventive behaviors were income, history of COVID-19 vaccination, perceived severity of COVID-19, outcome expectation regarding the results of behavioral practices to prevent COVID-19, and self-efficacy in preventing COVID-19, including rreinforcing factors and enabling factors in preventing COVID-19. Suggestions from the research results, The Metropolitan health and wellness institution and related agencies should organize activities to promote COVID-19 preventive behaviors for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases, with an emphasis on perceived severity, outcome expectation and self-efficacy in preventing COVID-19 continuously, for people with chronic non-communicable diseases are aware of and practice behaviors to prevent COVID-19 infection effectively.