Factors Affecting Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preventive Behaviors among students in a secondary school, Nakhon Pathom province
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This explanatory cross–sectional research aimed to investigate factors influencing preventive behaviors towards Coronavirus disease 2019 of the secondary school students, Nakhon Pathom province. A sample of 269 secondary school students were randomly selected using a multistage random sampling technique. The interviews questionnaires consisted of perceived severity, health literacy on Coronavirus disease 2019 and preventive behaviors towards Coronavirus disease 2019. The content validity was examined by three experts yielding IOC of 0.67-1.00 and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient of 0.80-0.93 respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression.
The results found that perceived severity, health literacy on Coronavirus disease 2019 and preventive behaviors towards Coronavirus disease 2019 were at a high level, (M=4.17 SD=0.86, M=3.88 SD=0.86 and M=3.83 SD=0.84, respectively). Factors affecting Coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors among students was health literacy on Coronavirus disease 2019 (β=0.612, p < 0.001). These factors could predict preventive behaviors by 37.2 % (Adjusted R2=0.372, p < 0.001). Therefore, the public health officers and the education personnel should apply this result to plan activities to promote health literacy on Coronavirus disease 2019 of the students aimed at increasing awareness and leading to further action to prevent coronavirus 2019 infection.
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