The relationship between perceived health belief patterns in COVID-19 prevention with incentives to continue receiving COVID-19 vaccination services in Lin Fah sub-district, Yang Chum Noi District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

This study is a survey research using a quantitative research method and collected by a cross-sectional study. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived health belief patterns in COVID-19 prevention and incentives to continue receiving COVID-19 vaccination services in the Lin Fah sub-district, Yang Chum Noi District, Sisaket Province. Data were collected using the questionnaire with a sample of 201 elderly. The sample was obtained through random stratified sampling, wherein the total number of elderly people was divided by village and participants were selected through simple random sampling (non-returned lottery method). Data were analyzed using frequency, percentages (minimum and maximum), mean() standard deviation (S.D.), and Pearson, Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient.

The study found that most of the sample were female 55.2%, the average age was 69 years, the lowest age was 60 years, the highest was 90 years old, most were in the range of 60-67 years 46.3%, marital status 68.2%, graduated from elementary school 93.5%, agricultural occupation 79.5%, the lowest income is 600 baht, the highest is 5,000 baht, most of them are in the range of 0-1,000 baht 79.6%, the samples have the right to maintain a universal health insurance card 96.0%, the sample group has a chronic disease 7 disease groups 58.7%, most of them were sick with cardiovascular disease 57.6 %. Most samples (63.2%) had three doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. Most reasons for using the service (52.2%) were for voluntary self-vaccination.

Most of the samples, 54.2%, had average health beliefs of 2.24. Most of the samples had
a perception of the advantages of prevention, based on the analysis of the mean and level of perception
of health beliefs classified by side. The perception of COVID-19's harshness came in second with an average
of 2.31, while COVID-19 itself ranked highest. COVID-19 awareness of risks and perceived obstructions
to prevention have mean values of 2.26, 2.21, and 2.21, respectively. 72.6 percent at a consistent moderate level, with a motivation level of 2.20 on average.

A correlation analysis revealed that perceived exposure to COVID-19 was significantly related
to motivation for receiving COVID-19 vaccination services, with a statistical significance level of 0.05
 (r = 0.310, p-value < 0.001). Additionally, the perceived severity of COVID-19 disease exhibited a statistically significant correlation with motivation for attending COVID-19 vaccination services at a significance level of 0.05 (r = 0.194, p-value = 0.006). Similarly, perceived barriers to practicing COVID-19 prevention showed
a statistically significant correlation with motivation for accessing COVID-19 vaccination services at a significance level of 0.05 (r = -0.141, p-value = 0.046).Furthermore, the overall health beliefs were found to be related to motivation for receiving COVID-19 vaccination services, demonstrating statistical significance at 0.05 (r = 0.206, p-value = 0.003). Notably, perceived benefits of COVID-19 prevention did not exhibit a correlation with motivation for receiving COVID-19 vaccination services.