Development health literacy in covid-19 prevention of village health volunteers Bueng Kan Province

Abstract

                Bueng Kan province is one of the provinces where outbreaks of covid-19 cases have occurred. According to Bueng Kan Province, there were 32 cases accumulated between May and July 2021, 45 and 346 respectively, and there is a growing number of cases in July. 1 case caused another public health problem in Bueng Kan province. 

                 This research aims to study the development of covid-19 prevention knowledge. In the village health volunteers group, Bueng Kan Province, using action research, samples were sampled as village health volunteers. A total of 106 people used tools to collect qualitative and quantitative data. The statistics used are descriptive statistics and use inferred statistics.

                The results showed that village health volunteers (AMC) had been arrested. Bueng Kan Province There is a very high level of overall health literacy. There is a high level of overall covid-19 prevention behavior. Factors associated with COVID-19 prevention behavior include access to information, understanding information, interactions, questioning. determination Changing self-health behaviors and health information in the prevention of COVID-19 Statistically significant at 0.05 and has an average level of COVID-19 prevention savvy scores.  Overall of the trial group After processing more than before the operation, statistically significant of 0.5.

                The findings reflect that the village health volunteers (AMC) Access to covid-19 prevention data resulting in understanding of COVID-19 prevention  Covid-19 prevention data and decision-making decisions to prevent COVID-19 can be reviewed, resulting in a high level of overall health literacy and a high level of overall COVID-19 prevention behavior. As a result, knowledge and understanding of covid-19 prevention knowledge can be obtained.