A study of prevention and surveillance behavior of the corona virus (Covid-19) in the new of the epidemic of people in Maha Sarakham Province

Abstract

This research has the objective to study the rate of infection with COVID-19, Description of disease prevention and surveillance of COVID-19, and factors related to prevention behavior and surveillance of COVID-19 In the new outbreak of the people in Maha Sarakham Province. Research period, between October 2022 - March 2023. Tools used for data collection in this study, questionnaire and data collection from a sample of 400 people living in Maha Sarakham Province between the ages of 18 - 69 years. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using t-test and F-test statistics, from research it was found that Analysis of COVID-19 infection rates of the sample There were 251 people infected with COVID-19 (62.75%). There were 83 males who had been infected (33.07%), which was less than 168 females who had been infected (66.93%). There were 149 people who had never been infected with COVID-19 (37.35%). There were 111 females (74.50%), 38 males (25.50%). A comparison of COVID-19 prevention and surveillance behaviors found that different occupational groups have COVID-19 prevention and surveillance behaviors. Significantly different at the 0.05 level. And factors related to prevention and surveillance of COVID-19, it was found that impact attitudes surveillance attitude Attitudes towards infection with COVID-19 Attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19 and defensive attitudes, respectively. The coefficient of decision (R Square) is 0.597. The multiple regression equation can be written as follows :