Kasemsak Jandee|Chamnong Thanapop
Food Delivery Drivers’ Health Literacy Regarding COVID-19 Prevention and Protective Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey in Southern Thailand
Walailak University|Walailak University
background 2019 covid19 spread worldwide causing pandemic posed unprecedented challenges pressure health systems economies food delivery services become important medium consumer food purchases limit humantohuman contact thus delivery drivers high risk exposure covid19 infection work best knowledge studies analyzed dimensions health literacy hl regarding covid19 prevention population objective study aims explore hl status toward covid19 prevention associated factors among food delivery drivers southern thailand methods following crosssectional survey july august 2021 thai food delivery drivers uppersouth lowersouth regions southern thailand recruited participate compulsory covid19 lockdown online structured questionnaire administered verbally recorded interviewer univariate multivariate linear regressions used explore independently associated factors results 401 drivers 291 726 men median age 31 years range 1964 years median number months working driver 12 months median number working hours 9 hours per day median number daily food orders 20 median daily income thai baht thb 600 us 1590 social media facebook line common source health information common information required covid19 vaccine medications treatment drivers 285401 711 excellent hl levels regarding covid19 prevention practical application information statistically correlated behavior r038 plt001 drivers lower south thailand likely excellent hl drivers 703 plt001 frequently accessed information youtube 217 p01 relatives 419 plt001 less likely excellent hl levels conclusions understanding hl among food delivery drivers would useful planning effective interventions target population conventional health education social media alone may effective educating people covid19 prevention information literacy skills could determine individuals hl drivers behaviors