Factors Relation to Compliance with COVID-19 infection Prevention Measures After Declaration of Endemic disease in the responsible Area of Ban Pong Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical study aims to study the implementation of COVID-19 infection prevention measures. After declaring it an endemic disease and to study factors related to cooperation in implementing measures to prevent infection with COVID-19 of people in the area of responsibility of Ban Pong Health Promoting Hospital. Sample were 130, recruited by stratified random sampling. Research instruments were personal factor questionnaire Knowledge of COVID-19 Attitudes towards COVID-19 and compliance with measures to prevent infection with COVID-19. Item-Objective Congruence Index (IOC) of questionnaires ranged from .67 to 1.00. The research tool was a knowledge which presented reliability KR-20 at 0.68 and attitude and practice presented Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of questionnaires at .89 and .85, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic multiple regression.

After Declaration of Endemic disease, people are continually waring surgical mask, washing their hand and social distancing when they were in public area. Presence of underlying disease is associated with compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures. After declaring it an endemic disease. With statistical significance at the .05 level and attitudes towards COVID-19 There was a positive correlation with compliance with COVID-19 infection prevention measures. After declaring endemic disease at a low level with statistical significance at the .01 level.

Therefore, Ban Pong Sub-District Health Promotion Hospital should accelerate proactive education through various media channels so that people can practice themselves to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. Have a healthy body as well as raising awareness of the impact of COVID-19.