Severity Perception and Preventive Behavior on the Coronavirus disease -2019 among Youth at Sateng-Nok Subdistrict, Muang District, Yala Province

Abstract

This descriptive study was aimed to describe the severity perception and preventative behaviors for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the relation between the perception and behavior among Youth at Sateng-Nok Subdistrict, Muang District, Yala Province. The 302 samples were selected by stratified random sampling technique from 1,345 in group of aged 18-21 years. Data was collected by the online questionnaires including the personal characteristics, severity perception and preventive behaviors with IOC at 0.89 and cronbach alpha at 0.95. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. The relevant results shown that, 75.5 % were female, 42.7% for Islamic, 21.9% were employed, and students for 27.2%, they stay with parents, 78.5%. For the past 2 weeks outdoor activities, 45.9% for eating out, study and meet friends for 32.8%, At the present time, they stay at home for 68.27% and go out home for works for 26.7%, Mostly perceived severity of COVID-19 at a high level for 91.4 % and have high level of preventive behaviors on COVID-19 for 91.4%. There was a positive and very weak relationship between severity perception and preventive behaviors at a significant level of .01