Factors related to AIDS prevention behavior of people aged 18-59 years in Phai Was Subdistrict, Kanchanadit District, Surat Thani Province
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AIDS prevention behavior, AIDSAbstract
This study is a descriptive research to study the leading factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors and AIDS prevention behavior of people aged 18-59 years, Tambon Plai Was, Amphoe Kanchanadit, Surat Thani Province, with a sample of 244 people. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researcher with a reliability value (Coefficient Cronbach) of 0.91. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.
The results of the study found that the leading factor, the overall perception of AIDS infection, was at a high level (96.68%), the enabling factor, the overall access to health care systems, was at a high level (74.59%) and the supporting factor, the overall social support from family members, was at a high level (94.26%). The AIDS prevention behavior of the sample group, overall, had a moderate level of AIDS prevention behavior (78.69%). When analyzing the relationship, it was found that the factors with a high level of positive relationship with AIDS prevention behavior with statistical significance at the 0.05 level were: enabling factors (r = 0.849), leading factors (r = 0.161), and supporting factors (r = 0.138).
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