FACTORS RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19) EXAMINATION NEED AMONG PEOPLE AKATAMNUAI DISTRICT, SAKONNAKHON PROVINCE
Keywords:
Health Belief Model, Stress, Decision, Medical Examination NeedsAbstract
The survey research was aimed to explore factors related to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) examination needs among 195 people of Akat Amnuai District, Sakon Nakhon Province. Data were collected by questionnaires with a reliability of 0.70, during August 2021 - December 2022. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and Chi-squared test. The results revealed that the most of samples were female 65.1%, 31-40 years old of 30.3% [average age 40 years (S.D. = 11.39)], primary school 38.5. In addition, most of them had perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, stress, examination decision, and examination needs were moderate level (56.4%, 71.8%, 56.4%, 53.8%, 51.3%, 50.3%, 76.4%, and 59.0% respectively). Moreover, factors related to COVID-19 examination needs were sex, age, perceived barriers, and examination decision with statistically significant at .05 level. Furthermore, factors related to COVID-19 examination need was stress with statistically significant at .01 level.
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