Factors Predicting Pulmonary Tuberculosis Infection Prevention Behavior Among Male Prisoners in a Provincial Prison, the Southern Region
Keywords:
Prisoners, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Preventive behaviors, Predictive factorAbstract
The overcrowding of prisoners in Thai prisons increases the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Therefore, protective behavior becomes significant. This predictive research aimed to study factors predicting behavior to prevent pulmonary tuberculosis infection among 161 male prisoners in a provincial prison in the South. Questionnaires on personal information, perception based on the Health Belief Model, and tuberculosis preventive behaviors were used for data collection. All instruments underwent content validity and reliability testing. Data were analyzed via descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The research results revealed that the participants had mean scores of pulmonary tuberculosis preventive behaviors at a good level (M = 4.04, SD =.546). Factors that could explain the variation in pulmonary tuberculosis prevention behavior include perceived self-efficacy of pulmonary tuberculosis preventive behaviors (ß =.487, p.001) and perceived benefits of pulmonary tuberculosis preventive behaviors (ß =.172, p =.018). These two variables together explained 33.1% of the variance in pulmonary tuberculosis prevention behaviors among male prisoners (Adjusted R2 = 0.331, p < .001).
The study outcome enables the authority to understand tuberculosis prevention behaviors among male prisoners and could be used to develop effective programs that emphasize enhancing self-efficacy and perceived benefits of pulmonary TB prevention behaviors so as to prevent them from pulmonary TB infection.
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