ADAPTATION TO POST COVID-19 OUTBREAK OF VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN KRASUNG DISTRICT, BURIRUM PROVINCE

Abstract

     The objectives of this research were 1) To study the personal factors and preventive behaviors of COVID - 19 in the post-pandemic period 2) To study adaptation in the post-pandemic situation of COVID-19 and 3) To analyze the relationship between personal factors and post-pandemic prevention behavior of COVID - 19 in the post-pandemic period of village health volunteers in ​​Krasang District, Buriram Province. Using the questionnaire of 336 village

health volunteers were selected by purposive sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Pearson's rank correlation coefficients were used to find the relationships.

     Results revealed that most of village health volunteers were female, 88.1%, 40 - 54 years old, 62.8 %, the highest level of education was lower secondary school, 30.7 %. Work experience in the role of village health volunteers for 3-9 years, 48.8%. Most of them had the average level of behavior at a high level. Adaptation of village health volunteers Most of them are worried about unemployment, lack of income, 35%, most of them have received 3 doses of vaccination and will not be vaccinated again, 76.2%, and 64.9% had confidence in the guidelines of the Ministry of Public Health regarding actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Factors Associated with Levels of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors in the Post-pandemic Period of village health volunteers were age, marital status, number of children, duration of being a village health volunteer, monthly income before deducting monthly expenses. And education level statistically significant at the 0.01 level.