Knowledge and Behavior of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) among Clients in Primary Care Units, Khon Kaen

Abstract

Abstract          

Background and Objectives: In the current situation, there is an epidemic of Covid-19 all over the world, causing many patients and deaths. affect the economy, society, and health and tend to be more severe Therefore, having appropriate knowledge and behavior is important to help control the spread of the disease. However, there are still relatively few studies of the knowledge and behavior of people in the community. Therefore, the researcher is interested in studying knowledge and behavior that are suitable for those who receive services at the primary care unit on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Khon Kaen Province.

Research Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study

Methodology: Selected from a sample of service recipients aged 18 years and over who received services at in Samliam urban primary care unit. Between September 1 and November 30, 2654, 140 cases were used. interview type questionnaire Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as Frequency, Percentage, 95%CI, Mean (Standard deviation), Chi-squared test, and multiple logistic regression.

Results: Of the 140 participants at the Samliam urban primary care unit, 90.7% (95% CI 85.85-95.58) of them had adequate knowledge of COVID-19. And 56.4% (95%CI 48.11-64.74) of them had proper behavior. Factors associated with adequate knowledge of COVID-19 with statistical significance was gaining information from television.

Conclusion: Nine-tenths of the clients who come to the primary care unit has adequate knowledge of COVID-19. But there are only half of those who received services showed proper behavior related to COVID-19. and the factor related to adequate knowledge was receiving information on television.