Factors Influencing Coronavirus 2019 Prevention Behavior among Upper Primary School Students in Mueang District, Chanthaburi Province

Authors

  • Wansiri Srisuk Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi, Faculty of nursing Praboromarajchanok Institute
  • Kanitta Mekkamol Phrapokklao Nursing College, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute
  • Onpicha Banthaowong Phrapokklao Nursing College, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute

Keywords:

Coronavirus Disease 2019, Predisposing Factors, Enabling Factors, Reinforcing Factors

Abstract

The Predictive correlational study aimed to study Prevention behavior and factors predicting to prevention behavior of Coronavirus 2019 among upper primary school students in mueang district, chanthaburi province. The sample was 275 high school students using by simple sampling method. Research instrument was a questionnaires and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient and Regression Analysis.

            The results showed that prevention behavior of Coronavirus 2019 among upper primary school students in mueang district, chanthaburi province at a good level. The predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors influenced the prevention behavior of coronavirus 2019 among primary school students in mueang district, chanthaburi province and able to predict 16 percent, statistically significant at the .05 level. This study suggested having for promoting prevention behavior among upper primary school students to prevent transmitting Coronavirus 2019 by predisposing factors, enabling and reinforcing factors.

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2022-08-15

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Srisuk, W. ., Mekkamol, K. . ., & Banthaowong, O. . (2022). Factors Influencing Coronavirus 2019 Prevention Behavior among Upper Primary School Students in Mueang District, Chanthaburi Province. Thai Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences, 5(2), 65–78. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjph/article/view/251279

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