FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH CULTURE RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE THAI - LAO ETHNIC GROUP IN THE NORTHEAST OF THAILAND
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Health culture, Public health, Thai-Lao ethnic groupAbstract
This survey research aimed to analyze the components of health culture relating to the public health of the Thai-Lao ethnic group. The 500 samples include community leaders, community philosophers, village health volunteers, public health workers, and the general population. The purposive sampling method was used for sample selection. The tool was a questionnaire that had content validity of 0.60-1.00 and a reliability of 0.98. Data collection was conducted between March and April 2021. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used for analysis.
The results show that 70% of the sample of the Thai-Lao ethnic group people were female, 32.60% were aged from 51-60 years, 72.20% were married, 36.40% had primary education level, 56.20% were agriculturists, and 42.00% had income between 5,000- 10,000 baht. The exploratory component analysis indicates that the components of health culture can be classified into five components. (1) The organization and interaction component described the variance of 14.42%. (2) The norms component described the variance of 10.43%. (3) The traditions component described the variance of 10.26%. (4) The communication and technology component described the variance of 8.09%. (5) The values component described the variance of 4.84%.
Therefore, those health culture components should be promoted for successful public health operations for the well-being of people in the Thai-Lao ethnic group.
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