C18. Correlation between Perceived Severity of COVID-19 and Self-Protective Behavior during COVID-19 Pandemic in Chiang Rai Smokers
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Introduction: The COVID-19 disease affects among economy, society, and health in population. Smoking could increase chance of contracting COVID-19 and increase the severity level of COVID-19 symptom. No study about the impact of COVID-19, perceived severity of COVID-19 and smoking behavior in smoking population during COVID-19 pandemic in Chiang Rai.
Objective: There are three aims of this study which are to study smoking behavior, to study impact of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Chiang Rai smokers and to study the correlation between perceived severity of COVID-19 and self-protection behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chiang Rai smokers.
Methods: The smokers have smoke at least 3 years, aged 18-60 years old and stayed in Chiang Rai were recruited in this study. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was used to collect information via google form program. The questionnaires comprising 5 parts consisted of sociodemographic data, smoking behavior, impact of smoker on the covid-19 situation, perceived severity of covid-19 and protective behavior from covid-19.
Results: 215 smokes were recruited in this study. The most participants are 200 (93.0%) males, mean aged 33.03 (±12.38) years old. Mean duration of smoking is 15.11 (±11.98). Smoking behavior, they usually buy cigarettes from retail stores, 1 time a week, each time bought a pack of cigarettes, an average cost of 61-80 bath a time and average monthly cost of 101-500 baht. COVID-19 impact to income and expense of smokers. The protection yourself by wearing a mask, wash your hands with soap or alcohol gel and keeping distance in Chiang Rai did not affect the smoking behavior and the purchase of cigarettes among the smoking population in Chiang Rai. The correlation between perceived severity of COVID-19 and self-protective behavior from COVID-19 is 0.166 (p-value = 0.015).
Conclusion: There is not impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking and the vigilant measures against the spread of covid-19 excepted economy. Poor correlation between perceived severity of COVID-19 and self-protective behavior from COVID-19.
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