Factors predicting preventive behaviors towards dengue fever of the people in Nongrai District Health Promotion Hospital, Paktoa District, Ratchaburi Province

Abstract

            This research aimed to study factors predicting preventive behaviors on dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). The sample was 196 participants who were selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument was questionnaire including general information, knowledge, social support, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barriers, preventive behaviors towards dengue fever. The. Index of Item-Objective Congruence were between .67 – 1.00, The reliability was 70, .77, .86, .71, .70, .75 and .93 respective. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.

            The results showed that: Knowledge was at moderate level (54.36%), social support was at high level      (x ̅= 3.38, SD = 0.95), perceived susceptibility was at highest level (x ̅=4.28, SD = 0.68), perceived severity was at highest level (x ̅= 4.26, SD = 0.65), perceived benefit was at highest level (x ̅= 4.26, SD = 0.70), perceived barriers was at high level (x ̅= 4.20, SD = 0.71), preventive behaviors towards dengue fever was at highest level (x ̅= 4.34, SD = 0.53), and perceived severity and perceived benefit were capable to predict preventive behaviors on dengue hemorrhagic fever (52.30%) (R2 = .523, Radj = .515, F = 69.741, SE= 7.279, p < .05)