Factors Associated with Stroke Preventive Behavior among Hypertension Patients, Khao Phrai Sub-district, Ratsada District, Trang Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional survey research aimed to 1) examine stroke preventive behavior and 2) factors associated with stroke preventive behavior among hypertension patients, Khao Phrai sub-district, Ratsada district, Trang province. Collected the data from one hundred and sixty-eight subjects of hypertension patients, Khao Phrai sub-district, Ratsada district, Trang province. Using simple random sampling. The instrument was questionnaire. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, the relationship between various factors and stroke prevention behaviors was found using Chi-square statistics, Fisher's exact test, and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient statistics. The results showed that 1) subjects were mostly at high levels of stroke preventive behavior among hypertension patients ( = 3.93, S.D. = 0.38). 2) Factors associated with stroke preventive behavior among hypertension patients include: age, knowledge of stroke, perceived risk of stroke, and perceived benefits of stroke prevention had a very low positive relationship with stroke prevention behaviors with statistical significance at the 0.01 level (r = 0.215, 0.226, 0.238, 235, p-value < 0.01). Perception of stroke severity had a low positive relationship with stroke prevention behaviors with statistical significance at the 0.01 level (r = 0.361, p-value < 0.01). Perceived barriers to stroke prevention had a low negative relationship with stroke prevention behaviors, with statistical significance at the 0.01 level (r = -0.343, p-value < 0.01). Duration of hypertension had a very low positive relationship with stroke prevention behaviors, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (r = 0.191, p-value < 0.05). As for the factors of gender, marital status, education level, occupation, and monthly income, there is no relationship with stroke prevention behaviors. The research results can be used as basic information for organizing activities, projects and developing programs to stroke preventive behavior among hypertension patients.