Knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among educational personnel in Lampang and Phrae Provinces
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Survey Research aimed to study knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), factors related to knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards COVID-19 disease and relationships between knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 disease of educational personnel, Lampang and Phrae provinces. Data were collected using questionnaires for a sample group of 504 educational personnel in Lampang and Phrae provinces. Finding the sample size using the formula for estimating population proportions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean, median, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and inferential statistics such as chi-square and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The statistical significance level of 0.05. The results of the research found that the group of educational personnel had mean of knowledge lower than the specified criteria of 10.90, mean of positive attitude of 8.03 and mean of practice towards COVID-19 disease at the correct level according to the specified criteria of 7.06. Testing the relationship between personal factors that affect knowledge, including educational level, academic position, and average monthly income. Testing the relationship between personal factors that affect attitudes, including academic position, teaching courses and average monthly income. Testing the relationship between personal factors that affect practice towards COVID-19 disease, including years of experience and medical condition. Testing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 disease of educational personnel Lampang and Phrae provinces found that knowledge and attitudes , attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 disease were statistically significantly positively related, knowledge and practice towards COVID-19 disease were not significantly related. Based on these findings, it is recommended that agencies related to help health and education authorities should determine appropriate measures to provide educational personnel with additional knowledge, promote positive attitudes and have correct practices towards COVID-19 disease.
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