Knowledge, Attitude, and Covid-19 Prevention Behavior Among Residents Living in Urban Communities

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Thailand has been quite successful in suppressing the epidemic throughout 2020, with three outbreaks. This cross-sectional study research aims to examine levels of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors of COVID-19 .The associations between knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 and preventive behaviors of COVID-19. The representative sample were 396 persons living in urban communities, Bang Khen District, Bangkok. The data were collected by using a questionnaire knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors of COVID-19. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics by Pearson’s correlation, shows that :Most of them had high level of knowledge about COVID-19 = 50%, high level of attitude about COVID-19 = 60.86 % and medium level preventive

behaviors of COVID-19 = 64.65 %. Attitudes toward COVID-19 are positively and significantly related to preventive practices of COVID-19 at p = 0.010, r=0.129 Knowledge level and attitude level were high, but there was still concern about the disease. Therefore, the announcement must create awareness. Do not create panic. It must be consistent, non-conflicting, and reliable to avoid confusion and must have measures to support or the service is available after the announcement. The level of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 at the middle level, environment should be arranged to facilitate the behavior. It will be able to promote good behavior continuously and sustainably.