Relationships between Knowledge and Self-care Behaviors Based on the National Health Recommendations of Students under the Secondary Education Service Area Office 10 Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to; 1) study self-health care behaviors based on the National Health Recommendations; 2) compare self-care behaviors based on the National Health Recommendations, classified by personal factors; and 3) study relationships between knowledge about the National Health Recommendations and self-care behaviors of students. The samples of the study were 368 students from the Secondary Education Service Area Office 10 in Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province by using stratified sampling method. The data were collected by questionnaires and analyzed by frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, F-test, and Chi-Square.

The results of the research showed that: 1) Self- health care behaviors based on the National Health Recommendations of students overall were at a high level. When considering each aspect, the results showed that they were at the highest level. The aspect with the highest level was building the relationships within the family, followed by exercise and medical checkups and consuming cooked meals and healthy food, respectively. 2) Self- health care behaviors based on the National Health Recommendations of students, classified by personal factors such as age, father’s occupation, mother’s occupation, and congenital disease were different at the .05 level statistically significant. However, it was not different when classifying by gender, school, and grade point average, and 3) The relationships between knowledge about the National Health Recommendations and self-care behaviors based on the National Health Recommendations of students were related at .05 level statistically significant. However, it was related when considering all aspects, except physical care and utensil usage.