Factors influencing preventive behaviors of chronic non-communicable diseases among workers: A case study of one solar-cell workplace in Chachongsao Province

Abstract

This research aimed to; 1) examine knowledge of chronic non-communicable diseases, factors of protective motivation, social support factors and preventive behaviors of chronic non-communicable diseases among workers in sola-cell workplace, and, 2) study factors influencing preventive behaviors of chronic non-communicable diseases at the factory in Chachongsao Province. The sample consisted of 210 workers at the sola-cell workplace, Chachongsao province. The research instrument was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher with reliability of 0.87. Using techniques of descriptive statistics, the researcher analyzed the data collected in terms of percentage, mean and standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression analyses. Statistical significance was set at the level of .05

Among workers in the study, knowledge of chronic non-communicable diseases was at the high level with 71.90 percent. Protective Motivation factor showed the high level of 83.80 percent. Social Support was at the high level of 85.70 percent and preventive behaviors of chronic non-communicable diseases showed the moderate level of 52.90 percent. Age, income and preventive motivation (perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy in chronic non-communicable diseases) could predict preventive behaviors of chronic non-communicable diseases at 35.40 percent at the statistically significant level of .05