FACTORS PREDICTING PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL BEHAVIORS ON DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER AMONG PEOPLE IN KOHCHANG DISTRICT, TRAT PROVINCE

Abstract

This study aimed to study the level of perceptions on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever according to the Health Belief Model, the level of preventive and control behaviors on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever, and factors predicting preventive and control behaviors on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever among population of Koh Chang District, Trat Province. The participants were 341 representatives of households. The instruments were questionnaires that comprised of general information; perceptions on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever according to the Health Belief Model on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever and Preventive and control behaviors on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever with the reliability of 0.88 equally, data were collected from October to December 2020. For statistical analysis: Mean, Percentage, Standard Deviation (SD) and Stepwise multiple regression analysis were conducted.

               The results revealed that the subject had the total mean scores on risk perceptions of perceived susceptibility at the high level (= 3.28, SD = 0.37); on perceived severity at  the high level (= 3.24, SD = 0.47); on perceived benefit of protection and control at the high level (= 3.25, SD = 0.43) ; on perceived barriers of protection and control of Dengue Hemorrhagic fever at the high level (= 3.28, SD = 0.34), and the mean scores of preventive and control behaviors of Dengue Hemorrhagic fever at the moderate level (= 2.72, SD = 0.59). Factors that can predict preventive and control behaviors on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever among population of Koh Chang District, Trat Province comprised of perceptions of Dengue Hemorrhagic fever according to the Health Belief Model, educational level, career and time living could co-predict the preventive and control behaviors on Dengue Hemorrhagic fever among population of Koh Chang District, Trat Province about 20.7%