FACTORS RELATED BEHAVIOR OF PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 OF THE PEOPLE OF MUEANG KAO SUB-DISTRICT MUEANG SUKHOTHAI DISTRICT SUKHOTHAI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to 1) Study the level of knowledge and awareness of protecting oneself from coronavirus disease 2019, 2) Study the level of behavior to protect oneself from coronavirus disease 2019, and 3) Study factors that are related. with behaviors to protect oneself from the coronavirus disease 2019. The population is people aged 18 years and over who have names and reside in the civil registration. Mueang Kao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Sukhothai Province, 8,548 people. The sample group used the formula Krejci and Morgan The confidence level is 95%, the error level is 0.05, the sample size is 368 people. The tool is a questionnaire about general information, knowledge, and perception of risk opportunities. and behavior to protect oneself from disease Check the content validity of the tool at IOC value 0.96, confidence 0.82 KR-20 0.72, difficulty 0.40. Data analysis from percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation. The research found that 1) Knowledge In disease prevention, at a high level (48.1 percent), perception of risk at the highest level (33.4 percent), perception of severity. Perceived benefits at a moderate level (34.5, 30.2 percent), perceived ability at a low level (31.3 percent), 2) Good disease prevention behavior (40.2 percent), and 3) Factors related to prevention behavior. Protecting yourself from disease has 9 factors that are related: age, education level, income, congenital diseases, knowledge, and perception of risk opportunities. perception of violence perception of benefits and perception of ability with statistical significance at p-Value ≤ 0.05, therefore, those involved should focus on increasing knowledge Promote awareness of one’s own abilities change behavior Proper self-protection from the 2019 coronavirus for the public.