Factors Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Prevention Behavior of Restaurant Operators Suphan Buri Province

Abstract

            With the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Thailand since January 2020, there has been a large number of illnesses and deaths. Restaurant revenue declined by more than 80 %. Because customers are concerned about using the restaurant staff are worried the restaurant might be closed due to government measures. But restaurants have fixed costs, the result of the closure of many businesses. Therefore, the factors that affect the correlation with prevention behavior of the coronavirus disease 2019 of restaurant operators. Suphan Buri Province, the objective of this study was to study the behavior of operator restaurants in preventing coronavirus infection in 2019. and factors related to the coronavirus disease 2019 prevention behavior of restaurant operators in Suphan Buri Province is survey research. The sample group was operator restaurants 180. The tool used was a questionnaire on personal factors, knowledge, attitudes, facilitating factors, complementary factors, and preventive behaviors of restaurant operators from Corona 2019. The statistics used in descriptive data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. And analytical statistics to find the correlation with Chi-square values. And with the Pearson correlation, the statistical significance was determined at the 0.05 level.

            The results of the study found that in most of the samples the overall prevention behaviors of coronavirus disease 2019 were at a good level (M=2.89, SD=0.219). Education and financial status Relationship with prevention behavior of coronavirus 2019 (p<0.05) for gender, age, marital status, and COVID-19 vaccination. The research found knowledge, attitudes, facilitating factors, and complementary factor was found. There was a statistically significant correlation with the prevention behaviors of the 2019 novel coronavirus at the 0.05 level (r = 0.201, 0.381, 0.182, and 0.299, respectively). Therefore, there is still a need to enhance knowledge and attitudes about coronavirus disease 2019 for entrepreneurs. And recommend the correct and appropriate disease prevention measures to cover the restaurant establishments in all areas and should have the relevant agencies to disseminate knowledge and news. About COVID-19 various media when employees in a store are infected, they should stop serving or close the store. Treat until healed and returned to service.