Factors Related to Health Promotion Behavior by Foreign Workers in Chachoengsao Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the health promotion behavior of foreign workers and the factors related to health promotion behavior of foreign workers. This research was an analytical cross sectional research. The study population was 15,808 foreign workers in Chachoengsao Province. The sample size from the Taro Yamane formula was 391 which stratified by random sampling and the data were collected from 400 samples. The research instrument was an interview which provided by the researcher and its contents were verified by an expert. It was used to collect data which were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation). The analysis on the relationship of socio-psychological characteristics such as attitude, information awareness, health needs, self-efficacy on capability in health care and the perception of social support for health promotion behavior were made by Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

The results revealed that the health promotion behavior of foreign workers in Chachoengsao Province were at medium level ( = 3.21, SD = 1.01). The sociopsychological characteristics, the attitude about health and sickness, and health needs had significantly highler positive relationship with the health promotion behaviors of foreign workers at 0.05 statistic level (r = .77, .73 respectively, p-value < 0.05). In terms of health and sickness information awareness, it had medium level of positive relationship with the health promotion behaviors at 0.05 statistic level (r = .33, p-value < 0.05). The self-efficacy on capability in health care and the perception of social support for health promotion behavioral factors had significantly highler positive relationship with the health promotion behavior of foreign workers at 0.05 statistic level (r = .85, .85 respectively, p-value < 0.05). This study pointed out the importance and necessity of health promotion by providing attitude changing activities, welfare based on health needs, encouragement of awareness on the benefits of health promotion and the prevention of sickness rather than treatment for the better health promotion behaviors of foreign workers.