Factors Predicting Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Uptake of High School Female Students, Bangkok Metropolis

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop self-care behavior for people with hypertension in Soi joke Community Bangsue District Bangkok Metropolitan by using a participatory action research (PAR) method. The methodology was to use three phases continually that were 1) study the major problems and development needs by interactive learning through action and discussion. 2) self-care behavior development model by group leaning and discussion and 3) evaluate and improve the self-care behavior. Purposive sampling was used for selecting 32 participants. Data was collected by using 7 questionnaires, demographic data, health status, self-care behavior, knowledge, satisfaction, self-efficacy, and in-depth interview questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using frequency, mean, standard deviation, percent and pair t-test.

The findings indicated that:

1) The study problems of the people with hypertension: lack of knowledge

in disease, food and exercise.

2) Self-care behaviors development needs: knowledge training and practice.

3) Resulted of development of self-care behaviors of the people with hypertension in Community Bangsue District Bangkok Metropolitan that: the average scores after the training more than 90 percent and scores after training higher than the previously training statistically significant the 0.01 level. The mean of self- efficacy perception to control blood pressure was 3.8 (S.D. = 0.52), to limit or avoid alcoholic drink was 4.56 (S.D. = 0.67). The Satisfaction of project training was 4.8 (S.D. = 0.97). Decision making how to control hypertension: low salt diet 96.9 percent and exercise 93.8 percent.