Factors Related to Food Consumption Behaviors among The Elderly: Case Study of Moo 9 Ban Phuehee, Ban Yang Sub-district Phutthaisong District, Buriram Province.

Abstract

        The study was a survey research. The objectives were 1) to study food consumption  behaviors  among  the  elderly,  2) to study factors that ware related between  personal factors and  food  consumption  behaviors,  and 3) to  study  factors  that  ware  related  between  knowledge,  attitude and food  consumption  behaviors.  The subjects group  consisted  of  68  cases. The  developed  questionnaires  was  used  as  a  tool  to  collect  data.  The content  validity  was  improved  and   adjusted  by  the  suggestion  of  the experts.  Statistics were descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

        The result  revealed  that: the majority of subjects were female 57.4%, aged between 60-65 years old were 44.1%,  weight  between 46-50 kg were 19.1%,  height  between  146-150  cm  were  30.9%,  BMI  asymmetry  were 51.5 %, history of  disease were 51.5 %,  married were 57.4 %, income 500-1,000  were  91.2%,   Own  home  were  94.1%,   no  alcohol  drinking  were 82.4%,   no  smoking   were  89.7%,   having   information  were  low   level ( = 1.45,  S.D. = .63). Knowledge factors were high level ( = 2.36, SD = .73) Attitude factors were moderate ( = 2.07,  SD = .26), and food consumption behaviors were high level (  = 2.66,  SD = .47)