Abstract:
Dengue haemorrhagic fever is an infectious disease has vectors is Aedes. People can be
prevented yourself. But the disease is still a major health problem, probably because people
without health locus of control. This study was to find out the relationship between health locus
of control and Dengue haemorhagic fever prevention. The samples consisted of 208 people who
were the household of Khaowong subdistrict, Kalasin province. Data were collected by
questionnaire. There are consisted of three parts is personal information, health locus of control
and Dengue haemorrhagic fever prevention behaviors. Data were analyzed by percentage, mean,
standard deviation. Pearson's Correlation.
The result revealed that the people had quite a lot of internal and another powerful
health locus of control (64.4, and 66.8 percent). They had chance health locus of control was low
level (95.2 percent), high level of Dengue haemorrhagic fever prevention (51.1 percent). The
Internal health locus of control and powerful others health locus of control positively correlated
with Dengue haemorrhagic fever prevention given the statistically significant (p value < 0.05)
that R' = 0.270 Health locus of control should be applied for encourage the people to managed
waterlogging container in house area. Such as aqueduct management. Overturn waterlogging
container. And protect themself from mosquito bites.