A Study of the Relationship between Health Literacy and Personal Factors and Health Protective Behaviors of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Village Health Volunteers in Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

     This survey research by cross-sectional study aimed to study the relationship between health literacy and personal factors and health protective behaviors of coronavirus disease 2019 among village health volunteers in Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani Province. Data were collected by questionnaire from a sample of 338 people in July - September 2023. Analyze data using Pearson correlation statistics and Multiple logistics regression, the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) model presented, 95% confidence interval at the statistical significance level (p-value < 0.05)
      The results of the study found that Health literacy has a positive relationship with health protective behaviors with statistical significance (r = 0.318, p < 0.001). And personal factors that are related to health literacy in preventing COVID-19 disease include being male (AOR = 0.41, 95% CI=0.19-0.86, p-value = 0.018) and graduated from level Higher Vocational Certificate or higher (AOR =0.33, 95% CI=0.16-0.68, p-value = 0.003). At the same time, it was found that health literacy and personal factors were significantly related to behavior in preventing COVID-19 disease include health literacy in preventing coronavirus disease 2019 that is low and fair level (AOR = 0.28, 95% CI=0.15-0.56), p-value < 0.001) and being over 60 years old (AOR =2.32, 95% CI=1.21-4.46, p-value = 0.012) and family history of never being infected with COVID-19 (AOR =3.16, CI=1.18-8.44, p-value = 0.022).