The Knowledge on safe service during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of Thai Traditional Medicine Service Provider in Amphor Meaung, Lampang Province.

ความรอบรู้เรื่องการให้บริการอย่างปลอดภัยในช่วงสถานการณ์การระบาดโรคโควิด-19 ของกลุ่มผู้ให้บริการแพทย์แผนไทยในอำเภอเมือง จังหวัดลำปาง

Authors

  • Benchamat Yotsena Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thailand National Sport University, Lamapng Campus, Thailand
  • Umaporn Kongurai Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thailand National Sport University, Lamapng Campus, Thailand
  • Ansikarn Phuthornjai Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thailand National Sport University, Lamapng Campus, Thailand

Keywords:

Knowledge, Safe service, Covid-19 outbreak situation

Abstract

The purposes of this survey research were to study the level of knowledge of safe service provision during the COVID-19 outbreak situation and study the factors affecting knowledge of safe service during the COVID-19 outbreak situation of a group of Thai traditional medicine providers in Muang District, Lampang Province. The population was recruited by accidental sampling. A total of 153 Thai traditional medicine service providers residing in Muang District, Lampang Province analyzed the data by using statistical mean and standard deviation as well as analyzed the factors affecting the level of knowledge of safe service during the COVID-19 epidemic situation of Thai traditional medicine service providers in Muang District, Lampang Province by using multiple regression analysis at the level of statistical significance of 0.05
The results concerning the level of knowledge of safe service provision during the COVID-19 outbreak situation revealed that access to health information, understanding of adequate health information, self-practice and health care during the COVID-19 epidemic situation, and the care of the service location had the total mean scores of 4.23, 4.22, 4.32, and 4.37, respectively. The overall mean score the level of knowledge of safe service during the COVID-19 outbreak situation was 4.29 meaning that Thai traditional doctors have a large extent of knowledge in providing safe services during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The overall result of a multiple regression analysis of the relationship between independent variables and safe service knowledge during the COVID-19 epidemic situation showed that all independent variables were able to contribute to the variability of safe service knowledge in the overall situation of the COVID-19 epidemic. The percentage was 14.1(R2 = 0.141). Moreover, when the influences of other independent variables were controlled, two independent variables influencing the overall knowledge of safe service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic at the level of statistical significance of 0.05 were the educational level variable and affiliation of government service units.

Keywords: Knowledge, Safe service, Covid-19 outbreak situation

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2021-11-22

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