Perception of Information on Disease Prevention and Control among people in Northern Thailand

Abstract

            The main objective of this study was to investigate perception of information on Disease Prevention and Control among people in Northern Thailand : Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lam Poon, Lam Pang, Mae Hong Son and Pha Yao Province. 1,872  Samples were recruited into the study by Multi-Stage random sampling. The instruments used in this study were set of interview questionnaires. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Student’s t-test, One-way analysis of variance and Chi-square test. The result of the study showed that the perception of information on Disease Prevention and Control was 65.9% Most of people had got the knowledge about Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, AIDS, Accident, Cardio-vascular Disease and Tuberculosis respectively. The finding indicated that types of media for Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, AIDS, Accident and Tuberculosis were Television, Radio and village broadcasts while Cardio-vascular Disease was public health officer. All of medias were significantly correlated with knowledge about disease prevention and control. In addition. 71.4% of the sample was classified as “low” level on the knowledge of disease prevention and control. There were statistical significant difference in knowledge about disease prevention and control regarding: age, gender, marital status, level of education, occupation, income and perception of information. It was recommended that the perception of information on disease prevention and control should be developed content and method to pervade knowledge by using appropriate media and channel in good condition.