Factors related to exercise behavior of village health volunteers at Khao Wiset Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Wang Wiset District, Trang Province
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Factors Related, exercise behavior, village health volunteersAbstract
This study is a descriptive study. The objective was to study factors related to exercise behavior of village health volunteers at Khao Wiset Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Wang Wiset District, Trang Province. The sample group comprised of 77 people. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics was analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was employed to test hypotheses.
Results indicated that overall exercise behavior of village health volunteers was at a moderate level ( =2.41, SD=0.676). Relationship analysis for personal characteristics had a statistically significant relationship at the 0.05 level. As for predisposing factor, there are relationships in all three areas: knowledge, and perception of health conditions had a statistically significant relationship at the 0.01 level, while attitude had a statistically significant relationship at the 0.05 level. Findings from this research can be used for setting guidelines for developing exercise behavior of village health volunteers as a model for communities’ members and other health service networks.
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