Factors Related to COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among School-Age Children in Chiang Rai Municipality
Keywords:
COVID-19 preventive behaviors, School-age children, Related factorsAbstract
The infection rate of COVID-19 in school-age children is increasing and is likely high because of school reopening. This descriptive correlational research aimed to study COVID-19 preventive behaviors and the relationship of the modifying factors, individual beliefs, and cues to action with COVID-19 preventive behaviors. The sample of 306 school-age (10-12 years old) 4th–6th grade children was selected using stratified random sampling based on school and study classes. Questionnaires were used as research tools for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
The results showed that the COVID-19 preventive behaviors of school-age students was at a moderate level (= 17.81, SD = 4.84). Knowledge of COVID-19 was related to COVID-19 preventive behaviors of school-age children with statistical significance (p < .05). Perceived self-efficacy for preventive behavior, perceived benefit of COVID-19 preventive behavior, perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, and perceived severity of COVID-19 had a positive relationship with COVID-19 preventive behavior (r = .599, .450, .351, .260, p < .001, respectively), but perceived barrier of COVID-19 had a negative relationship with COVID-19 preventive behavior (-.233, p < .001). It was found that receiving information on COVID-19 prevention and interpersonal relations had a positive relationship with COVID-19 preventive behavior (r = .463, .354, p < .001).
The finding in this study should provide the basic information for creating a program to give adequate knowledge and promote self-efficacy to effectively enhance behavior in COVID-19 prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic among school-age students.
References
Arsa, P., Thummasungwan, S., Wannasirikul, C., & Chomchan, P. (2020). News perception level and news perception behavior on social media about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in 4 Generations. Siam Communication Review, 19(2), 126-143. (in Thai)
Becker, M. H. (1974). The health belief model and sick role behavior. Health Education Monographs, 2(4), 409–419. Retrieved form http://www.jstor.org/stable/45240625
Benchamas, J., & Padchasuwan, N. H. (2022). Factors related to Covid-19 preventive behavior among secondary students Kalasinpittayasan School Muang District Kalasin Province. Nakon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office, 7(2), 98-115. (in Thai)
Bloom, B.S. (1971). Handbook on formative and summative evaluation of student learning. New York: McGraw–Hill
CDC COVID-19 Response Team. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 in Children-United States, February 12–April 2, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(14), 422-426.
Chaimongkol, N., Pongjaturawi, Y., & Khwansamran, W. (2014). Health behaviors among school-age children and its associated factor. The Journal of Faculty of Nursing Burapha University, 22(3), 14-18. (in Thai)
Chiang Rai Provincial Health Office. (2022). Situation of COVID-19 at Chiang Rai Province. Retrieved from https://cro.moph.go.th/mophcr/index.php (in Thai)
Choi, J. H., Choi, S. H., & Yun, K. W. (2022). Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 37(5), 1-14.doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e35
Department of Disease Control. (2021). A guideline for prevention and control Corona Virus 2019 in School, Education Institutions. Retrieved from https://ddc.moph.go.th/ viralpneumonia/file/introduction/introduction170563.pdf (in Thai)
Dong, Y., Mo, X., Hu, Y., Qi, X., Jiang, F., Jiang, Z., & Tong, S. (2020). Epidemiology of COVID-19 among Children in China. Pediatrics, 145(6), e20200702. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0702
Fathian-Dastgerdi, Z., Khoshgoftar, M., Tavakoli, B., & Jaleh, M. (2021). Factors associated with preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among adolescents: Applying the health belief model. Research in Social Administrative Pharmacy, 17(10), 1786-1790. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.01.014
Hammerstein, S., Konig, C., Dreisorner, T., & Frey, A. (2021). Effects of COVID-19-related school closures on student achievement-a systematic review. Frontiers of Psychology, 12, 746289. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.746289
Janjareon, K. (2012). Nursing research: Concept principle and practice (2nd ed.). Nonthaburi: Academic welfare project of Phra Boromrajanok Institute, Ministry of Public Health. (in Thai)
Katanyutanon, T., Thongsiri, T., Pichitchainarong, A., Kingdokmai, T., Thammakul, S., Saenkamrang, P., & Bilkodem, S. (2021). Factors related to COVID-19 preventive behaviors among health science students of Huachiew Chalermprakiet University. Huachiew Chalermprakiet Science and Technology Journal, 7(1), 8-20. (in Thai)
Klunklin, P. (2020). Health promotion school age. Chiang Mai: Smart Coating and Services. (in Thai)
Ministry of Public Health. (2022). Endemic Approach to COVID-19. Retrieved from http://dmsic.moph.go.th/index/detail/8962 (in Thai)
Muksing, W., Tohyusoh, N., & Punriddum, J. (2016). Factors related to health care behavior among school children in Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality. The Southern College Network Journal of Nursing and Public Health, 3(3), 65-75. (in Thai)
Onla, I., Chumsong, A., Khamyotha, I., Pluemchai, A., Soparat, A., Chaithong, A., … Thoraphan, R. (2022). Predictors of behaviors in prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) In 7th – 12th Grade Students. Paper presented at the The 13th Hatyai National and International Conference. (in Thai)
Park, S., & Oh, S. (2022). Factors associated with preventive behaviors for COVID-19 among adolescents in South Korea. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 62, e69-e76. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.07.006
Phansuma, D., & Boonruksa, P. (2021). Knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among residents in Pru Yai Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Srinagarind Medical Journal, 36(5), 597-604. (in Thai)
Phetphum, C. (2018). Health behavior concept theory and application (3rd ed.). Phitsanulok: Naresuan University Publishing House. (in Thai)
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2021). Nursing research generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health. (2022). Institute of Child Health Suggestion Home Isolation for children with COVID-19. Retrived from https://www.children hospital.go.th (in Thai)
Riphagen, S., Gomez, X., Gonzalez-Martinez, C., Wilkinson, N., & Theocharis, P. (2020). Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet, 395(10237), 1607-1608. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31094-1
Rosenstock, I. M., Strecher, V. J., & Becker, M. H. (1988). Social learning theory and the health belief model. Health Education Quarterly, 15(2), 175-183. Retrieved from https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/67783/10.1177_109019818801500203.pdf
Srisathitnarakoon, B. (2013). The methology in nursing research. Bangkok: You & I Intertech. (in Thai)
Tadesse, S., & Muluye, W. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education system in developing countries: A review. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8(10), 159-170. doi: 10.4236/jss.2020.810011
The Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand. (2022). Reopening schools safely in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Infectious disease association of Thailand. Retrieved from https://www.pidst.or.th/A1049.html (in Thai)
Wannamanee, N., & Petsuwan, N. (2019). Factors related to health behaviors and nutritional status of elementary students in Mueang District, Songkhla Province. Paper presented at the The 10th Hatyai National and International Conference, Hatyai. (in Thai)
World Health Organization. (2022). Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Retrieved from https://www.who.int/thailand/emergencies/novel-coronavirus-2019
Yesuf, M., & Abdu, M. (2022). Knowledge, attitude, prevention practice, and associated factors toward COVID-19 among preparatory school students in Southwest Ethiopia, 2021. PLoS One, 17(1), e0262907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262907
Zhou, S. J., Zhang, L. G., Wang, L. L., Guo, Z. C., Wang, J. Q., Chen, J. C., … Chen, J. X. (2020). Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of psychological health problems in Chinese adolescents during the outbreak of COVID-19. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 29(6), 749-758. doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01541-4
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Nursing Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารพยาบาลสาร
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่ และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
