Taweewun Srisookkum|Somkid Juwa|Orathai Katkhaw|Tienthong Takaew|Saengduean Phromkaewngam|Naphat Prapasuchat
Health literacy, anxiety and stress among people during Coronavirus-2019 pandemic at the northern of Thailand
University of Phayao|University of Phayao|University of Phayao|University of Phayao|University of Phayao|Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin
covid19 outbreaks caused anxiety stress world thailand low health literacy cause higher mortality rates study investigated stress levels anxiety health literacy predictive factors creating equation predict stress upper northern region thailand sample 400 people aged 18 years phayao province northern thailand selected multistage cluster sampling instruments interview guidelines data collected 130 january 2021 analyzed descriptive analysis univariate analysis using chisquare test phi cramers v spearmans rank correlation multiple logistic regression multivariate analysis according findings study participants 522 high stress univariate analysis showed independent variables correlated stress statistical significance gender pvalue lt 001 occupation pvalue lt 001 income pvalue lt 0001 number vulnerable family members r 0170 health literacy r 275 economic anxiety pvalue lt 005 anxiety illness pvalue lt 005 anxiety social activity pvalue lt 001 multiple logistic regression analysis negative predictive factors male gender 0543 95 ci 03400868 number family members 0870 95 ci 0758100 covid19 health literacy 0941 95 ci 09130969 positive predictive factors consisted sample occupations farmers 2068 95 ci 12593395 number vulnerable family members 1546 95 ci 10392303 economic anxiety 1156 95 ci 10051330 constant 2015 oc 0726 vul 0436 aecon 0145 cvhl 0061 fam 0139 sex 0611 findings used promote care families vulnerable family members considering socioeconomic factors activities promote covid19 health literacy policysetting healthcare development