SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS TO PREVENT COVID-19 INFECTION AMONG FOOD DELIVERY RIDERS IN THAILAND

Chawapon  Sarnkhaowkhom; Wanich Suksatan; Orn-uma  Malaikham; Kedsarin  Tuppanom; Naruemon  Sawangthuean; Suphattra  Wongtee; Julalak  Fhapafha; Laksika  Wisesthearrakul; Supawadee  Lapaphan; Soontaree  Machikowa; Apitchaya  Chaaumphol

doi:10.37268/mjphm/vol.22/no.3/art.1759

Chawapon Sarnkhaowkhom Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Wanich Suksatan Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1797-1260
Orn-uma Malaikham Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Kedsarin Tuppanom Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Naruemon Sawangthuean Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Suphattra Wongtee Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Julalak Fhapafha Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Laksika Wisesthearrakul Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Supawadee Lapaphan Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Soontaree Machikowa Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand
Apitchaya Chaaumphol Faculty of Nursing, Saint Louis College, Bangkok, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.22/no.3/art.1759

Keywords: COVID-19, Food delivery, Self-care behaviors, Prevention

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic plays a key role in people's behavior worldwide, especially, during the measures of locking down and social distancing, the demand for food delivery increased worldwide. To prevent the transmission of COVID-19, the food delivery riders require to have good self-care behaviors during working. Therefore, this research aims to assess the self-care behaviors to prevent COVID-19 among food delivery riders and determine the associations of demographic data of food delivery riders and self-care behaviors to prevent COVID-19. This research employed online cross-sectional research involving 440 food delivery riders in Bangkok from October to November 2020. The findings showed that most food delivery riders had a high level of self-care behaviors to prevent COVID-19 infection (M= 4.04, SD= 0.63). The factor associated with the self-care behaviors to prevent COVID-19 infection was educational level (p< 0.05). This research provides an understanding of the level and factors associated with self-care behaviors to prevent COVID-19 infection among food delivery riders. The healthcare providers, public health sectors, and food delivery companies are recommended to promote self-care behaviors among food delivery riders and necessary to have the effective health communication, health education or intervention to all food delivery riders by concerning about their educational background.

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