FACTORS RELATED TO STRESS IN THE SITUATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 OUTBREAK AMONG VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS, BAN HAET DISTRICT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE
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Coronavirus Diseases 2019, Stress, Factors, Village Health VolunteersAbstract
This cross-sectional study aims to determine stress and factors related to stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak among village health volunteers Ban Haet District, Khon Kaen Province. A stratified random sampling was conducted to obtain 246 of village health volunteers. Data was collected the questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Chi-square test, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
The results revealed that 87.80% of participants were female, 33.30% had age between 41-50 years old, 28.86 % of participants had mind stress, 28.05 % had moderate stress, 35.77% had high stress, and 7.32% had severe stress. The personal factors include age, married status, income, and education degree related to stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak with statistical significance at p-value <0.05. Moreover, the social factor and the working environment factor related to stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak with statistical significance at p-value <0.05.
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