The knowledge, attitudes and perceptions toward COVID-19 prevention and control behavior among village health volunteer (VHV), Nong Khon Subdistric, Mueang Distric, Ubonratchathani Province

Abstract

This Cross-sectional descriptive study aim to study knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards COVID-19 prevention and control behaviors and to study factors related COVID-19 prevention and control behaviors among Village health volunteer (VHV), Nong Khon Subdistric, Mueang Distric, Ubonratchathani Province. The sample is Nong Khon Village Health Volunteers by simple random sampling of 127 people. Study during March– June 2022. Data were collected using questionnaires: 1) personal characteristic's questionnaire 2) knowledge (KR 20 = 0.69) 3) attitudes (Cronbach's alpha = 0.71) 4) perceptions (Cronbach's alpha = 0.81) and 5) Prevention and control behavior of COVID-19. (Cronbach's alpha = 0.94). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. The correlation was analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient. The research results showed that the sample had knowledge about the disease were moderate level ( x̅  =6.73, S.D=1.29), Attitudes about coronavirus disease 2019 were moderate level (x̅   =28.61, S.D=3.17), perceptions toward health literacy control of COVID-19 were high level (x̅  =48.86, S.D=5.02) and Prevention and control behavior of COVID-19 were high level. (x̅  =50.83, S.D=5.97). The factors that were statistically significant correlated to Prevention and control behavior of COVID-19 (P value < 0.05) were attitudes (r = .322), perceptions (r = .653).
Therefore, medical personnel should educate and create attitudes in the prevention and control Coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) to Village health volunteer and encourage them to use in self-care family, including transferring knowledge to the people in the community correctly.