Health behaviors related to AIDS of mathayomsuksa 4 students in Samut Songkhram province.

Abstract

This survey research were to study and compare knowledge, attitudes and AIDS prevention practices of grade 4 student in Samut Songkhram Province. The studying variable were  sex of student, education of parents and patents’ occupation.

            The research samples, 437 Grade 4 student in Samut Songkhram Province were selected by convenience sampling technique. The data were obtained by quertionaires and analysed to percentage, mean, standard deviation and Inferential statistics including t – test and F – test.

            The results of this study were as follows :

1. Grade 4 student in Samut Songkhram Province were in moderate knowledge about AIDS and AIDS attitude, high level of practice in AIDS prevention practices.


2. Student were different of sex were different in AIDS prevention practices by statistically significant at level .05. It was found that male student had better AIDS prevention practices thanfemale student.


3. Student whose parents were different education level were different in knowledge about AIDS by statistically significant at level .05. The results of test using Newman – Keuls method, it was found that student whose parents were less than primary education the knowledge about AIDS were different from Student whose parents were bachelor's degree or higher by statistically significant at level .05.


4. Student whose parents were different education level were different in AIDS prevention practices by statistically significant at level .05. The results of test using Newman – Keuls method, it was found that student whose parents were less than primary education AIDS prevention practices were different from student whose parents were an associate degree and bachelor's degree or higher by statistically significant at level .05.


5. Student whose parents were different occupations were different in AIDS prevention practices by statistically significant at level .05. The results of test using Newman – Keuls method, it was found that student whose parents were employed the AIDS prevention practices were different from student whose parents were in government service/state enterprises by statistically significant at level .05.