Self- care behavior among workingaged people in primary care Muangya 4 Hau-ta-lay Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

Introduction: The results from a study into self-care behavior among working-aged people
in primary care Muangya 4 Hau-ta-lay, showed health decline and incorrect health behaviors.
These behaviors led to non-communicable diseases – namely high blood pressure, diabetes
and stroke at the prevalence rate of 36.09, 7.63, 16.29 and 2.46 per thousand, respectively.
Objectives: To study the self-care behavior – including factors related to and factors affecting
self-care behavior – among working-aged people from primary care Muangya 4 Hau-ta-lay.
Methodology: The sample group consisted of 398 working-aged people using multi-stage
random sampling. Structured interviews were used in the data collection procedure, while
descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis
were used in data analysis.
Results: The majority of the sample group were females (74.37%) aged 50-59 years old (38.44%).
58.54% of the group were working as workers, of which 45.72% had completed junior high
school. Self-care behavior was at a higher level among working-aged people (x = 2.45). Positive
correlations with self-care behavior included Information, goods and service support (r = .52,
p < 0.01) and perceived health status (r = .22, p < 0.01) with a statistical significance. Therefore,
predicting factors influencing self-care behavior among working-aged people will be Information,
goods and service support (β = .491, p < 0.01) and perceived health status (β = .103, p < 0.05)
with the value of 27.60 percent (R2 = .276, p < 0.01).
Conclusion: Factors affecting self-care behavior among working-aged people are from
information, goods and service support and perceived health status. Health promotion should
aim to inform individual self-care behavior, and ultimately lead to sustainable health care in life.