Factors Influencing COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Citizens Living in Ubon Ratchathani Municipality, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand
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Since 2020, COVID-19 has caused the massive changes to Thai people’s daily lives in various ways. The COVID-19 outbreak has led to a decline in Thailand’s economic activities and had an impact on social relationships. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it is important for Thai citizens to adopt infection prevention and control strategies based on the government guidelines and policies. The purposes of this research were to assess COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors among Thai citizens and examine factors influencing COVID-19 preventive behaviors. This research collected data from 400 respondent samples living in Ubon Ratchathani Municipality, Ubon Ratchathani Province. These samples were selected by using a stratified random sampling method. A questionnaire which consisted of 3 parts (COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors) was used to collect data from the samples. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percent, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent samples t test, one-way analysis of variance with Scheffe post hoc test, and the Pearson's correlation coefficient) were utilized to analyze the data. The results of this research revealed that the samples had high levels of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, preventive behaviors. Interestingly, women were found to have a higher level of COVID-19 preventive behaviors than men. Additionally, those who were civil servants, state enterprise officers, merchants, farmers, and students reported having a higher level of COVID-19 preventive behaviors than freelancers. Finally, the samples’ attitudes towards COVID-19 had a positive relationship with their COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Implication of the findings were also discussed.
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