泰国南部实施社区全面防控措施人群对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的认知、态度和行为
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Population Under Community-Wide Containment Measures in Southern Thailand.
作者信息
Rerkswattavorn Chaiwat, Chanprasertpinyo Wandee
机构信息
School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Walailak University Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
出版信息
Infect Drug Resist. 2022 Nov 1;15:6391-6403. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S354512. eCollection 2022.
BACKGROUND
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has had a significant impact on public health and the socioeconomic system. While governments established community-wide containment measures to prevent further transmission, the number of patients continued to increase. For a better COVID-19 outbreak response, there is a need to better understand communities' knowledge, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19.
OBJECTIVE
Our main objective is to describe knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 in a population under community-wide containment measures.
PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING
Eligible participants affected by community-wide containment measures living in southern Thailand were included. A convenience sampling strategy was used to include the participants.
METHODS
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used in this study. We developed an online self-administered Thai-language questionnaire that included the respondents' demographic profiles and questions regarding their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19. Piloting the questionnaire was performed in a small sample at Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat.
RESULTS
In total, 717 subjects were included in this study. Regarding the knowledge and practice assessments, most respondents knew about COVID-19 by browsing websites. The respondents were confident in their knowledge, understood the situation causing the COVID-19 outbreak and knew how to prevent it. However, there were still misunderstandings. Regarding the attitude assessment, only 56.4% (405/717) of the subjects scored greater than or equal to 80%.
CONCLUSION
COVID-19 misunderstandings render disease outbreaks more difficult to control. These misunderstandings may result from outdated or inaccurate online information. It is essential to gain knowledge from a reliable source for proper understanding.
背景
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情对公共卫生和社会经济系统产生了重大影响。尽管各国政府制定了社区层面的防控措施以防止疫情进一步传播，但患者数量仍在持续增加。为了更好地应对COVID-19疫情，有必要更深入地了解社区对COVID-19的认知、态度和行为。
目的
我们的主要目的是描述在社区层面防控措施下人群对COVID-19的认知、态度和行为。
参与者与研究地点
纳入居住在泰国南部受社区层面防控措施影响的符合条件的参与者。采用便利抽样策略纳入参与者。
方法
本研究采用描述性横断面调查。我们开发了一份在线自填式泰语问卷，其中包括受访者的人口统计学资料以及关于他们对COVID-19的认知、态度和行为的问题。在那空是他玛叻的瓦莱拉大学对一小部分样本进行了问卷预测试。
结果
本研究共纳入717名受试者。在知识和行为评估方面，大多数受访者通过浏览网站了解COVID-19。受访者对自己的知识有信心，了解导致COVID-19疫情的情况并知道如何预防。然而，仍存在一些误解。在态度评估方面，只有56.4%（405/717）的受试者得分大于或等于80%。
结论
对COVID-19的误解使疫情更难控制。这些误解可能源于过时或不准确的在线信息。从可靠来源获取知识以进行正确理解至关重要。
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