Health Management Influencing Preventive Behaviors of COVID-19 of Students in a School Isolation Unit

Abstract

This predictive correlational research aimed to determine levels of health management, COVID-19 preventive behaviors, and health management influencing preventive behaviors of COVID-19 of students in a school isolation unit, Songkhla province. Seventy-five students were recruited by simple sampling method. Research instruments were a socio-demographic form, a health management questionnaire, a preventive behavior questionnaire which had Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC)) ranging from 0.67-1.00 and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.83, 0.77, and 0.89, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

The results showed that levels of health management and COVID-19 preventive behaviors among students in the school isolation unit was at high level. Health management influencing preventive behaviors of COVID-19 infected among students in school isolation units in Songkhla province included environment management (Beta=0.46) and information receiving (Beta=0.41) which could significantly explained 77.2 % of the variance (_adjR2= 0.77, p-value <0.001). Thus, the school isolation should enhance effectiveness of environment management by increasing air ventilation, sunlight, and providing infected bin in each isolation room. Health care providers should orient and give COCID-19 preventive information to all clients before entering, during living and after discharging from school isolation unit.