Abstract:
Self-protection behaviors of coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) are necessary vital during the COVID-19 pandemic nowadays. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to examine factors affecting protective behaviors against COVID-19 among people living in Muang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province. The 408 participants were obtained using multi-stage random sampling, and data were collected between January-February 2022. The research instruments were demographic questionnaire, knowledge, attitude, and the self-protection of COVID-19. Content validity was equal to 1.00. Reliability were tested Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient yield results of 0.73, 0.61 and 0.76, respectively. Data were analyzed distribution of numbers, percentages, mean, standard deviation, Fisher's exact tests, and Pearson's product momentcorrelation coefficient statistics. The results found that the participants had self-protection behaviors of Coronavirus 2019 infection at a high level ( x =3.53, S.D. = 0.60). Moreover, age, average monthly income, and having the person at risk of COVID-19 infection in the family were statistically significant correlated with self-protection behaviors of COVID-19 infection (p<0.05). Furthermore, the attitudes about COVID-19 was statistically significant positive with self-protection behaviors of COVID-19 (r=0.273, p<0.001). While, the knowledge about COVID-19 was no statistically significantly associated with self-protection behaviors of COVID-19 infection. These findings should be used to encourage people to practice good self-protection behaviors of COVID-19 infection leading to efficiently protect and control the spread of COVID-19.