The Covid-9 Preventive Behaviors on Entry Endemic Phase among Workers in Large Factories, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This descriptive study was aimed to investigate the factors related to the preventive behaviors for COVID-19 on entry endemic phase among workers in large factories, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The subjects were 370 workers using multi-stage sampling.  Data were collected using questionnaires between August and September, 2022.  All data were analyzed using statistics including mean, standard deviation, frequency, chi-square, and Pearson correlation.

The results showed that most employees had a moderate level of COVID-19 prevention behavior, 75.9 percent (=2.97, S.D.=0.19). When considering each item, it was found that the most commonly practiced preventive behavior against COVID-19 was to avoid close contact with people who have flu-like symptoms or who are at high risk. The least practiced behavior to prevent COVID-19 is washing hands every time you handle coins or banknotes.  Six factors were found to be statistically significantly associated with COVID-19 prevention behaviors (p-value < 0.01), including gender, vaccination, history of COVID-19 infection, perception of risk, environmental health management, and social support from the factory.

The findings of this research can be used to inform planning and resource allocation by continuously raising awareness of risks, environmental health management, and social support to promote worker participation in COVID-19 prevention, which helps to foster long-term preventive behaviors among members and communities within the New Normal framework.