International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp: (32-37), Month: October 2021 - March 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Knowledge, Attitude and COVID-19 Preventive Behavior among Grade 10-12 students in Bangkok, Thailand 1
Narongrut Thawanworakit, 2Siriwat Wittaya 1,2
English Program School, Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract: Background: Since Thailand had a COVID-19 crisis we already had 4 waves and the concentration of the crisis increased in every wave because of the mutation of the Coronavirus which can live in a more extreme environment or another it was harder to eliminate the coronavirus out of society. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about COVID-19 among Siriwat Wittaya English Program School high school students. Methodology: In August 2021, all high school students in Siriwat Wittaya English Program School were invited to participate in completing an online questionnaire. A total of 80 students participated. COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes toward COVID-19 and preventive behaviors were assessed. Differences between outcomes and sociodemographics were analyzed through independent t-tests and the ANOVA. A generalized linear model was calculated to determine the predictive variables of preventive behaviors. Findings: Students revealed moderate level knowledge about COVID-19, correctly answering 9.04 (SD=1.93) questions in a total of 15 and favorable attitudes toward preventive behaviors (M = 16.73, SD=2.39). Students reported always engaging in, on average, 5.31 (SD=2.06) of the 10 behaviors analyzed. Females presented higher levels of knowledge, more positive attitudes and engaged in more preventive behaviors than males. Being grade 10 (Exp (β) = 8.213, 95% CI: 1.791–37.670, p < 0.01) or grade 11 student (Exp (β) = 7.568, 95% CI: 1.598–35.835, p < 0.05) and having positive attitudes toward preventive behavior of COVID-19 predicted the adoption of those preventive behavior (Exp (β) = 1.340, 95% CI: 1.189–1.510, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This research has a total participant of 80 people. The result indicated that this group of participants have a moderate level of knowledge of Covid-19, a high level of Attitude toward preventive behaviors, and a moderate level of Risk Perception of getting COVID-19. The result illustrates that the most effective factor was Attitude toward preventive behaviors which means the development of the Attitude toward preventive behaviors would increase the effectiveness of COVID-19 Preventive behavior. Finally, this research recommends guardians of these participants to encourage a better attitude toward covid preventive behavior by demonstrating the effect of COVID-19 to human health every week. Keywords: Coronavirus infection, Health knowledge, Risk reduction behavior, students Covid-19.
1. INTRODUCTION The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11th 2020 due to its high rate of infection which caused thousands of deaths worldwide and continues to expand. The virus that causes COVID-19 is in a family of viruses called Coronaviridae. Antibiotics do not work against viruses. Some people who become ill with COVID-19 can also develop a bacterial infection as a complication. In this case, antibiotics may be recommended by a healthcare provider. There is currently no licensed medication to cure COVID-19 [1]. Based on epidemiological investigations, the incubation period is 1–14 days. The elderly and chronically ill are at the highest risk of COVID-19 infection.
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