Effect and Mental Health Problems after the Flooding of People, Ban Phak Kat Ya, Maloeng Sub-District, Selaphum District, Roi Et Province

Abstract

This Cross-sectional descriptive research. The purpose of this study was to study mental health problems and their effects after the flooding of the people. And to study the relationship with mental health problems after the disaster. The population used in this research was the flood of Ban Phak Kat Ya, Naling Sub district, Selaphum District, Roi Et Province, consisting of 323 people. Collect data using Thai Mental Health Assessment Questionnaire, Issue 15, Item, department of Mental Health Ministry of Public Health. The reliability of the instrument is 0.80. Analyze and present data using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and Chi-square statistics. The size of the relationship is used by OR, 95% CI. Of OR, P-value

The results showed that around 62.75% were female, and around 65.69% were employed. The impact found that most loss of property 31.86%, followed by road cuts 30.88 % and lost income 29.90%, respectively. Factors related to mental health problems were Statistical significance at the level of 0.05 is age (OR =1.85; 95%CI of OR: 1.01 to 3.33; p-value = 0.044) income adequacy (OR = 2.94; 95% CI of OR: 1.32 to 6.67; p-value = 0.007) and congenital disease (OR = 2.44; 95% CI of OR: 1.31 to 4.43;p-value = 0.004). Therefore, promotion activities should be organized Prevent mental health problems or monitoring mental health problems in people who are at risk for mental health problems