Effective of The Participatory Empowerment in Preventing the spread of Covid 19 at Uttaradit Rajabhat University Demonstration School

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of participatory empowerment in Covid - 19 epidemic prevention on self – efficacy and health behaviors in preventing the spread of Covid – 19 among primary school student 5 at Uttaradit Rajabhat University Demonstration School, totaling 40 people. The participatory empowerment program in the prevention of Covid – 19 epidemic according to the Gibson empowerment process (Gibson, 1995). The sample groups searched for problems, exchanged opinions and experiences, and decided to choose the appropriate behavioral practice. Summary of problems and practices for preventing COVID-19, maintaining effective practice and practicing for 4 weeks. Data were collected by questionnaires. Analyze the data with descriptive statistics and t - test.

The results showed that Empowering students to raise awareness about COVID Self-efficacy and health behaviors in preventing the spread of COVID-19 among elementary school students after the experiment were statistically significantly better than before (p < .05).