Drowning Prevention Behavior Associated with Swimming Performance among Elementary Students in Phokaoton Sub-district, Lopburi Province.

Abstract

          This descriptive research study aimed to study factors associated wit h swimming performance among elementary students in  Phokaoton  Sub-district, Lopburi Province. Population in this study consisted of 299 elemen tary students aged between 6-12 year, and the sample size calculating used Daniel formula for 180 cases,   and systematic random sampling was deter mined. Data collected by questionnaires including; characteristics, drowni ng prevention behavior, and swimming performance. In addition to check questionnaire standardization,  validity was checked by  3 experts and try out testing reliability by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha about 0.87.  Data ana lyzed using statistical as Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The resulted found that,  factor was associated with swimming performan ce among elementary students in Phokaoton Subdistrict, Lopburi Province with statistic significantly at 0.05 level including, skill of floats in the water, drowning behavior risk, environmental safety, resources, information, res pectively. Thus, researcher should be modified program to encourage elem entary students for drowning prevention behaviors.