New Corona Virus (CoVid-19) Disease Prevention Behaviors Awareness : Comparison Between Ages

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Rungson Chomeya

Abstract

The main purposes of this research were (1) to study new corona virus (CoVid-19) disease prevention behaviors awareness (both as a whole and 5 sub-behaviors) during different ages. (2) to compare the disease prevention behaviors awareness between different age. The samples were 568 community people from north eastern of Thailand. Tools used in research consisting of a corona virus (CoVid-19) disease prevention behaviors awareness test. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation, MANOVA and scheffe’s method post-hoc comparison test. The results showed that :


  1. The middle age had the highest average value. Followed by adult and adolescence, The lowest was the elderly, Every age has high level of behavior in all aspects. Except in adolescents having hand wash behaviors and social distancing behavior at a moderate level. Found that all ages have the highest is wearing a mask behavior. Found that all ages have the lowest is social distancing behavior. Except for the elderly which found that the lowest is hand wash behavior.

  2. Disease prevention behaviors awareness differences were significant at .05 level in hand wash behavior. By adolescents adults and middle-aged have higher than elderly.

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บทความวิจัย
Author Biography

Rungson Chomeya, Faculty of Education Mahasarakham University Talard Sub District Muang District Mahasarakham Province 44000

Department and Education

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