Factors Influencing the Protective Behaviors against COVID-19 Pandemic Resurgence in Working-age Population
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The study explored protective behaviors against COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors that influence these behaviors against the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in working-age population. Participants were full-time workers between the ages of 20 - 65 years who had never been infected with COVID-19. The data collection was conducted using questionnaire via Google Forms between July and August 2021. Three experts evaluated the instruments' validity with an item objective congruence (IOC) of 0.9 - 1. The reliability was tested and obtained a value of 0.60 - 0.84. Data were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression analysis. The result showed that good protective behaviors against COVID-19 pandemic resurgence were at a high level (Mean = 27.72, SD = 2.37). Facemasks were used whenever they were outside of their home (97.10%), followed by washing their hands with soap or alcohol gel (91.60%), while registering all their visits to public venues was the least common practice (47.60%). Receiving health information support, accessing health services, health policy, and receiving social support were positively correlated with protective behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic resurgence (r = .105, .139, .130, .118 and .226, respectively). The factors that could co-predict at 6.5% (R2 = .065, p < .001) included having access to health services (β = .066, p < .001) and support from families, friends, communities, and medical personnel (β = .304, p = .020). The findings of this study can be used to promote protective behaviors against COVID-19, particularly access to health services and getting social support such as health care services, family, friends, policy, etc.
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