The relationship between knowledge and self-care behaviors about new normal for preventing of COVID-19 among village health volunteers, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province

Abstract

          This descriptive research aims to study knowledge and self-care behaviors about new normal in the prevention of COVID-19 of village health volunteers in Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province and the relationship between knowledge and self-care behaviors about new normal for prevention of covid-19 of the village health volunteers in Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province, Simple was 400 village health volunteers. The research instruments were questionnaires included a demographic survey, knowledge, and self-care behaviors about new normal in the prevention of COVID-19. The reliability of the knowledge questionnaire was quantified by Kuder-Richardson (KR20) as 0.72 and the reliability of the self-care behavior questionnaire by Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient as .70. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.The results showed that: 96 % of the sample had a high level of knowledge about new normal in the prevention of COVID-19. The score was 16-19 of 20 and had moderate self-care behaviors about new normal in the prevention of COVID-19 ( = 3.58, SD = 0.54). There was not statistically significant correlated between knowledge and self-care behaviors about the new normal in COVID-19 prevention. (r= .037, p> 0.05)