A study on relationship motivation for disease prevention and aids prevention behavior of naval rating students in education institute of the royal thai navy in Sattahip district, chonburi province
Abstract:
AIDS is a contagious disease, can contact with people of all ages, especially in the teenagers. If contacted, it will ruin the living conditions, it also contributes to the loss of human resources to be the force of the nation as well. Therefore, this study was the relationship between motivation for disease prevention and AIDS prevention behavior of Naval Rating students. The sample was 414 students from the education institute of the Royal Thai Navy in Sattahip district Chonburi province, and studying in year 2560. Data were collected by sending questionnaires to answer in classroom, and analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearsons correlation coefficient. The results showed the students are the first class 54.3% and second class 45.7%. The most of the students are General Line, follow by Marine Corps, Engineering Line and Special Corps at the 43.5, 27.5, 21.7 and 7.3 percent, respectively. Information perception about AIDS at the 58.3 percent of average score, the side with the most perception for internet at the 72.5 percent of average score, follow by perception for person at the 61.1 percent of average score, and mass media at the 50.8 percent of average score. They had motivation for disease prevention at the 78.3 percent of average score, the side with the most were perceived severity at the 81.6 percent of average score, follow by response efficacy at the 78.2 percent of average score, self-efficacy at the 78.1 percent of average score, and perceived vulnerability at the 75.2 percent of average score. They had overall of the AIDS prevention behavior at the 66.2 percent of average score, the side with avoided blood contact at the 70.4 percent of average score, and avoided sexual risk behavior at the 63.5 percents of average score. The motivation for disease prevention, perceived severity, response efficacy, self-efficacy, perceived vulnerability and AIDS prevention behavior positive correlated, given correlation coefficient 0.557, 0.215, 0.357, 0.465 and 0.651, respectively (p<.01). Therefore, students should be encouraged to have motivation for disease preention, and the prevention of AIDS.