Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This research aimed to explore (1) predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors and Covid-19 prevention behaviors, and (2) factors affecting Covid-19 prevention behaviors among the elderly in Mueang Yang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. This survey study was conducted in a sample of 363 elderly persons selected using multi-stage sampling method. Data were collected in November to December 2022. The research instrument was a questionnaire, and then analyzed with descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. The results revealed that, all about or related to COVID-19: (1) for leading factors, the levels were high for knowledge, perceived risk and perceived prevention benefits and moderate for attitudes, perceived severity and perceived preventive barriers; for enabling factors, the levels were high for convenience and resources for preventive actions; for reinforcing factors, the levels were high for perceived information, inducer and social support for preventive actions, and moderate for preventive behaviors; and (2) the factors affecting preventive behaviors among the elderly were the number of household members, financial status, knowledge, attitudes, and perceived information.
Institution: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Language: Thai
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219256772