การเปรียบเทียบพฤติกรรมป้องกันการติดเชื้อพยาธิใบไม้ตับระหว่างชุมชนเขตเทศบาลและนอกเขตเทศบาล อำเภอเมืองอำนาจเจริญ จังหวัดอำนาจเจริญ

Abstract

This Cross-sectional analytical study aimed to study and compare the prevention behavior of liver fluke infection disease among people aged 15 years and above between Communities Municipalities and Non-Municipal areas in AmnatCharoen District AmnatCharoen Province. The sample size was calculated by the approximate proportion 102 sample cases using the Multi-stage Sampling, Questionnaires with reliability values of 0.77. The data were analyzed by Chi-square statistics.

The response rate of 100% by people in the community, municipal, and non-municipal areas. Most of them were female with means age of 52.8 ± 16.54 years and 51.3 ± 17.13 years respectively. In elementary education, most of them worked in agriculture. Average monthly income, not more than 3,000 baths respectively. Most of them eating fish in community reservoirs 84.3% and 80.4%, respectively, used to check liver fluke infection in 3 years equal 80.4% in municipal and non-municipal areas. Fecal examination results did not find liver fluke eggs 80.5% and 90.2%, respectively. Individuals who have detected helminth eggs have a 3 years treatment for liver fluke and have a treatment every time the drug is detected and every time 57.1% and 100.0%, respectively. The history of the illness in the family living in the same house was not found to have hepatitis and bile duct cancer 94.1% and 98.0%, respectively. Prevention behavior of hepatic fluke infection of people in the community, municipal, and non-municipal areas. All three aspects are high level. The food consumption behavior of 64.7% and 52.9%, respectively. The behavior of defecation and waste disposal, 100.0% and 98.0%, respectively, the drug eating behavior 58.8% and 74.5%, respectively. There are no differences. In conclusion, the policy of screening, maintaining, and enhancing knowledge for the people at Amnatcharoen province. Therefore, it should continue to be sustainable to achieve sustainability.