FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS OF DIABETIC PATIENTS
Keywords:
preventive behaviors, coronavirus diseases 2019, perceivedAbstract
This cross-sectional study aims to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors and factors associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors of diabetic patients. A simple random sampling was conducted to obtain 187 diabetic patients registered in the chronic disease clinic in Thatphanom crown prince hospital and living in Praklangtung sub-district, Thatphanom district, Nakornphanom province. Data was collected by the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Chi-square test, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The study result found that 61.50% of participants were female, and 74.90% had over the age of 60. 26.73% had hypertension duration of more than 11 years. 68.98 % of participants had a good level of determining the coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors. The personal factors found that education level, and career related to the coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05. The participants perceived the susceptibility, severity, benefits of taking action, and perceived self-efficacy related to the coronavirus disease 2019 preventive behaviors with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05.
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