Factors affecting the behavior of Drinkers aged 20-29 years in Noen Maprang district, Phitsanulok Province
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate the factors influencing drinking behavior among individuals aged 20 - 59 years in Noen Maprang District, Phitsanulok Province. A sample of 390 individuals who had consumed alcohol within the past 12 months was recruited. Data were collected using questionnaires assessing personal characteristics, health literacy, and alcohol drinking behavior. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis, with stepwise multiple regression used to identify predictive factors. The majority of participants (64.90%) exhibited high-risk drinking behavior. The overall health literacy level was high (mean = 4.86, S.D. = 0.49). Gender, community role, Facebook information seeking, age (41 - 50 years), and health literacy (access to health information and services) emerged as significant predictors of drinking behavior, explaining 10% of the variance. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for targeted interventions to reduce high-risk drinking among individuals in this age group. Interventions should focus on addressing gender-specific factors, promoting community engagement, encouraging responsible information seeking, and enhancing health literacy, particularly in the area of accessing health information and services
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Centre for Alcohol Studies. Facts and figures on alcohol in Thailand 2019-2021. Bangkok: Samitr Development Printing (1992); 2022. (in Thai)
Centre for Alcohol Studies. Report on alcohol consumption situation by province 2021. Bangkok: Samitr Development Printing (1992); 2021. (in Thai)
Noen Maprang Hospital. Annual operational summary. Phitsanulok: Mental Health and Drug Addiction Group, Noen Maprang Hospital; 2022. (inThai)
Noen Maprang District Public Health Office. Drinker survey report, October 2023. Meeting summarizing operating results; Phitsanulok: Public Health Work, Noen Maprang District; 2023. (in Thai)
Krejcie RV, Morgan DW. Determining Sample Size for Research Activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement.1970;30(3):607–10.
Best JW, Kahn JV. Research in Education (7th ed). Boston : Allyn & Bacon. 1981;16(2):204-5.
Elifson KW, Runyon RP, Haber A. Fundamentals of Socials Statistics . 2nded. New York : McGraw – Hill. 1990;2(3):23-4.
Thabsirak C. Qualitative variables and regression analysis. Journal of Educational Measurement Mahasarakham University. 2012;17(1):31-42.
Seekhuntod S, Toutchon Y, Buatale K, Latsungnoen C. A study of factors affecting Alcohol consumption among students in one secondary school in Dan Khun Thot district, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Journal of Medical and Public Health Region 4. 2024;14(3):63-76. (in Thai)
Srichacum K, Boontham A, Laothong U, Kengkarnphanich T. Factors influence consumption of alcohol in community level in Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province. UBRU Journal for Public Health Research. 2020;9(2):103-13. (in Thai)
Poonthananiwatkul B, Yantarapakorn A, Junthiang P, Pohboon C, Ratanawiboonsook N. Factors associated with Health Literacy for Self-Health Care of among People in the Working Age Group. Thai Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences. 2021;4(3):187-203. (in Thai)
