The factors predicting tuberculosis preventive behaviors among household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients primary health care network management area Lat Yao Hospital, Nakhon Sawan Province
Keywords:
Tuberculosis contacts, Tuberculosis patients, Tuberculosis prevention behaviorAbstract
This study aimed to examine tuberculosis prevention behavior and the predictive factors influencing tuberculosis prevention behavior among household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in the contracted unit for primary care area of Lat Yao hospital, Nakhon Sawan Province. The sample consisted of 248 individuals who had lived in the same household as pulmonary tuberculosis patients for at least one month and were registered at Lat Yao Hospital. Data were collected between January to April 2024 using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression statistics.
The results showed that the overall tuberculosis prevention behavior among household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients was at a high level (Mean = 4.18, S.D.= 0.75). The factors that significantly predicted tuberculosis prevention behavior among people living in the same household as tuberculosis patients, at the 0.05 level included environmental management (b = 0.485, = 0.302), sufficiency of income (b = 0.233, = 0.149), and perceived risk of tuberculosis infection (b = 0.133, = 0.133). These factors collectively explained 17.8% of the variance in tuberculosis prevention behavior among household contacts in the area served by the contracted unit for primary care at Lat Yao Hospital, Nakhon Sawan Province . Therefore, efforts should be made to enhance the capacity of household contacts of tuberculosis patients by improving their knowledge, awareness, and perception, which would lead to appropriate behavioral changes in tuberculosis prevention that are suitable for the context of each area.
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