Factors related to malaria prevention behavior of people in high transmission areas of Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2023.8Keywords:
related factors, malaria, Malaria prevention behaviors, high transmission areasAbstract
Malaria has been a serious public health concern of Thailand, especially along the border and forested areas. This cross-sectional survey research aimed to study factors related to the malaria prevention behaviors of people in high transmission areas of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. PRECEDE Model and Health Belief Model were utilized as a conceptual framework. The sample were 400 persons aged 15 years and over in high transmission areas who were selected by multistage random sampling. Data were collected by interview questionnaires in April 2021. Descriptive and inferential statistics consisting of Chi-square test and Pearson product-moment correlation were used for testing hypothesis. The results revealed that 75.2% of people in high transmission areas had a low level of overall disease prevention behaviors. Twenty-three factors were significantly related to malaria prevention behaviors (p<0.05). Fourteen out of these 23 factors were personal characteristics, history of illness with malaria, and residential environments. Five predisposing factors were malaria prevention knowledge, perceived susceptibility of malaria, perceived severity of malaria, perceived benefits of malaria prevention, and perceived barrier of malaria prevention. Three enabling factors were access to health services, sufficiency of resources to prevent mosquito bites, and obtaining information about malaria, whereas one reinforcing factor was social support. Therefore, public health agencies should be more proactively to encourage people to have correct knowledge and belief. Providing services that facilitate access to preventive materials and increase opportunities for the people and village health volunteer networks to continuously participate in the prevention and control malaria in high transmission areas.
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