INFORMATION PERCEPTION CONCERNING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ATTITUDES AND PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS OF CITIZENS IN BANGKOK

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to 1) to study demographic characteristics Levels of information exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), perceptions, attitudes and disease prevention behaviors through social media in Bangkok and 2) to study the relationship between exposure Perceptions and attitudes about information about Coronavirus 2019 through social media in Bangkok. A questionnaire was collected for 400 people living in Bangkok, aged 18 years and over, using descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage, standard deviation. The results showed that 1) Most of them were female, 74.50 percent, aged between 26-35 years, 42.00 percent, bachelor's degree, 57.00 percent, civil servants/state enterprise employees, 49.00 percent, and most of their average income was in the range of 20,001 - 30,000 baht, 26.25 percent overall information exposure The mean was 3.17 (moderate level). The mean was 4.51 (high level). There was a perception that if returning from a trip in an epidemic area, a 14-day quarantine would be required at a high level. The mean was 3.88 (moderate level) with overall disease prevention behaviors. The mean level was 4.37 (high level). Masks were worn correctly at a high level. 2) Information exposure was positively correlated with the perception of information from government agencies at a statistically significant level. 05 recognition of information from government agencies there was a statistically significant positive correlation with attitudes towards information from government agencies at .05 level, and attitudes towards information from government agencies was positively correlated with disease prevention behaviors at statistical significance at .05 level. Level .05