Factors Affecting Self-care among Rubber Farmers

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The objective of this analytic cross-sectional study was to investigate factors affecting self-care among rubber farmers in Laem Tanot subdistrict, Khuan Khanun district, Phatthalung province between January and February, 2011. 165 samples were systematically sampling and interviewed by questionnaire which content validity was checked by three experts and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of self-care was 0.805. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze factors affecting self-care among rubber farmers. The main results found that energy drinking was positively affected to self care (5.39; 95% CI: 0.10 to 10.67). However, history of occupational accident related to rubber working was negatively affected to self-care (-6.29; 95% CI: -11.17 to -1.14). In addition, training related to hazardous and occupational diseases was negatively affected to self-care (-9.66; 95% CI: -16.41 to -2.92). The results suggested that public relation and health education should be appropriately aroused, particularly, among rubber farmer who had energy drinking in order to increase awareness of self-care to rubber farmers.