Factors associated with health behavior among Hypertension patients in Tanyongluloh Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Pattani Province

Abstract

Abstract

This Descriptive research aimed to study factors associated with health behavior among Hypertension patients in Tanyongluloh Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Pattani Province. Population in this study consisted of 504 elderlies with Hypertension patients in Tanyongluloh Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Pattani Province. in fiscal year 2025, and the sample size calculating used Daniel formula for 241 cases, Use a systematic sampling method. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of three parts: personal characteristics, health literacy, and health behaviors. The interview questionnaire has undergone content validation by three experts and and try out testing reliability by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha about 0.867. Data analyzed using statistical as Pearson product moment correlation coefficient with significantly level 0.05. The resulted found that health literacy classified in high level ระดับสูง (95.02%) ( =2.95, S.D.=0.217) health behavior classified in moderate level (52.70%) ( =2.47, S.D.=0.500) respectively. An association found that factor was positively associated with Hypertension patients in Tanyongluloh Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Pattani Province. with statistic significant 0.05 level including; Access to health information and health services (r=0.163*, P-value 0.011), Knowledge and understanding (r=0.142*, P-value 0.027), Communication to enhance expertise (r=0.187**, P-value 0.004), and Safety-oriented self-management (r=0.138*, P-value 032). respectively. And It was found that health literacy is positively associated with the health behaviors of patients with hypertension. in Tanyongluloh Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Pattani Province. with statistic significant (r=0.199*, P-value 0.024)