Case report of COVID-19 and applying health belief model to COVID-19 management in a private hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on 16th April 2020.

Abstract

This report will demonstrate how to apply Health Belief Model (HBM) in managing the covid-19 situation in a private hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. The HBM is the method to evaluate the understanding or attitude of people in any situation. It is composed of 6 steps such as perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action and self-efficiency. Apart from the model, this report will also show how to manage and investigate the covid-19 situation in a private hospital. One nurse from a private hospital in Bangkok has reported to urban disease control and prevention (IUDC) on 16^th April 2020 about a covid-19 infection; then the team from IUDC went to the hospital to resolve and control the spreading of COVID-19. Due to the fact that covid-19 is a new disease in this world; therefore, there is not enough evidence about it. Retrospective study one year ago of respiratory tract infections from the medical record in this hospital has been studied. Close contact cases also have been investigated and a nasopharyngeal swab was taken. The result shows the number of high risk at 11 and low risk at 31. There is one case in ward 2B where an index case (a nurse) was working during the previous 14 days. She is 62 years old with the condition of post operation ruptured appendicitis that was detected with COVID-19 positive. No evidence shows that is the first case of COVID-19 infection in this situation. Nevertheless, a universal precaution is the vital key for prevention of any infectious disease.