Social Support Factors Affecting COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors of Village Health Volunteers in Donsak Hospital Responsibility Area, Surat Thani Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to examine COVID-19 prevention behaviors and social support of Village Health Volunteers 2) to study of personal factors and social support factors affecting COVID-19 prevention behavior of village health volunteers in Donsak Hospital responsibility area, Surat Thani Province. The conceptual framework was a social support. There was a study hypothesis: personal factors such as gender, age, education level, occupation, period of being a village health volunteer and social support affecting COVID-19 prevention behavior of village health volunteers. This study uses a descriptive approach. The population was 299 village health volunteers in Donsak Hospital responsibility area, Surat Thani Province. It was used to calculate the sample size using Wayne W.D.'s formula by systematic random sampling, resulting in a total of 164 village health volunteers. The study instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, and Spearman's correlation coefficient.
The study results revealed that sample group had: 1) COVID-19 prevention behaviors at a highest level, and overall social support at a high level with a high level of emotional support, value aspect at a high level, resources at a high level, and information at a high level. 2) personal factors include male gender, period of being a village health volunteer for 16years or more, and social support in terms of values aspect were the factors affecting COVID-19 prevention behavior of village health volunteers in Donsak Hospital responsibility area, Surat Thani Province.