Quality of Life of Rice Farmers During the 1st Pandemic Period of Coronavirus 2019 in Thailand: Case Study of Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket Provinces
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The objective is to study the quality of life of rice farmers in the era of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the first wave of 2020. 277 organic rice farmers were used in this study in Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket provinces. The statistics used in the data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statics. The concept of quality of life is composed of 4 domains, including health and duty, social and economics, psychological and family domains. The results of the study found that farmers felt that their families were affected during the COVID-19 outbreak including, moderately troubled (56.32%), very distressed (28.88%), slightly distressed (8.30%) and not suffered (6.50%), respectively. It was caused by a decrease in family income. Farmers' overall quality of life was at moderately satisfied (5.14). For each domain, family was at very satisfied (5.53), social and economics was at moderately satisfied (5.14), psychological was at moderately satisfied (4.85) and health and duty was at slightly satisfied (5.02).
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของคณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ข้อความที่ปรากฏในแต่ละเรื่องของวารสารเล่มนี้เป็นเพียงความเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียน ไม่มีความเกี่ยวข้องกับคณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี หรือคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นในมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ผู้เขียนต้องยืนยันว่าความรับผิดชอบต่อทุกข้อความที่นำเสนอไว้ในบทความของตน หากมีข้อผิดพลาดหรือความไม่ถูกต้องใด ๆ
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