The Pracharat Policy’s impact on Improving Quality of Life Following the COVID-19 Pandemic for People in Buriram

Abstract

             The COVID-19 epidemic has had an influence on both the provincial and national economies. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which the Pracharat Policy has improved the standard of living for residents of Buriram Province in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 400 people from Buriram Province who are at least 18 years old make up the population; they were chosen by simple random sampling. A questionnaire is the tool utilized for the investigation. According to the research findings, the majority of respondents are females, between the ages of 31 and 41, have a bachelor's degree, work as general laborers, and make between 10,001 and 15,000 baht per year. With an average score of 3.36, their opinion level was considered moderate overall. In particular, Buriram Province's development had an average score of 3.55; the province's community and local quality of life development had an average score of 3.32; and Buriram Province's impact on the Pracharat Policy after the COVID-19 outbreak had an average score of 3.22. The Pracharat Policy in Buriram Province had a direct impact on the province's development and the enhancement of the quality of life at the community and local levels, with influence sizes of 0.600 and 0.186, respectively, according to direct, indirect, and overall influence analysis. With an influence size of 0.772, the province's development directly affected the enhancement of local and communal quality of life in Buriram Province. The prediction coefficient is 0.517, and the influence values were statistically significant at the 0.01 level.