พฤติกรรมการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพของประชาชนตำบลนาฝาย อำเภอเมืองชัยภูมิ จังหวัดชัยภูมิ Health Promotion Behaviors of People in Naphai sub - district Mueng Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study health behavior of the population aged 15 and over. Sampling of 379 people were recruited using a random sample multistage (Multi - stage sampling) and were willing to participate in this study of. Data were collected using questionnaires developed by the researchers using Pender’s health promotion framework. The questionnaire were verified for content validity by 3 experts and had the reliability of 0.86. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation.

The results of the study showed that overall levels of health improvement were good (= 2.0, S.D. =0.3). Each field is analyzed and some of these following fields were in good levels; interpersonal relations (= 2.3, S.D. = 0.5), stress management (=2.3, S.D. =0.5), health responsibility (= 2.1, S.D. = 0.5) and spiritual growth (= 2.1, S.D. = 0.1). Two fields had fair levels of health behaviors were nutrition (= 1.8, S.D. = 0.4) and physical activity (= 1.6; S.D. = 0.5)

The comments were given according to this research. Public activities and trainings for health improvement should be provided for the community particularly in the fields of doing exercising and nutrition to enable the people living in the community have suitable aspects of health improvement.