KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES TOWARD COVID-19 AMONG VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN URBAN COMMUNITY, KHON KAEN PROVINCE
Keywords:
COVID-19, village health volunteers, knowledgeAbstract
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the proportion of village health volunteers in an urban community in Khon Kaen Province who possessed the appropriate knowledge and practices to deal with a COVID-19 pandemic, which included 158 participants in total. In November 2021, data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including prevalence, proportion, percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics using 95% confidence interval, Chi square test and Independent Samples t-test.
The results indicated that most of the samples were female (87.3%). It was found that the proportion of village health volunteers with appropriate knowledge was 11.4% (95% CI: 6.38 - 16.40). Regarding guidelines for COVID-19, it was found that the sample group had correct guidelines for COVID-19, receiving an average score of 6.31 points out of 8 points. Therefore, public health agencies in the community should pay attention to promote knowledge development about COVID-19 and other epidemics in the community for village health volunteers continuously and consistently.
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