Predictive Factors towards Behavior in Practice to Prevent COVID-19 in the Area of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Municipality

Abstract

Objective: 1) Study behavior in practice to prevent COVID-19 of the people in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya city municipality, 2) Study predictive factors such as knowledge, attitude, social supporting forces with the behavior and practice to prevent COVID-19.

Method: The sample group consisted of 377 households representing who lived in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya city municipality, selected by system random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire which were divided into 5 parts. The quality of the tool was checked by 5 experts with the conformity index was 0.71, difficult value was 0.36, discrimination power was 0.71, and reliability at a level of 0.954. The statistics used for the data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results: The research revealed that the most of sample having behaviors in practice to prevent COVID-19 at a high accurate level equal to 246 persons or 65.25 percent. The knowledge factor on COVID-19, social support forces in the aspect of receiving information to prevent COVID-19, attitude to prevent COVID-19 were a predictive factors for behavior in practice to prevent COVID-19 of the people in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya city municipality area at 26.40 percent (R2 =0.264, p=<.01) with a statistical significance level of .01.