Factors related to food consumption behavior of people aged 35 years and over, Suso Subdistrict, Palian District, Trang Province.

Authors

  • Laong Duangkong โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลตำบลสุโส๊ะ อำเภอปะเหลียน จังหวัดตรัง

Keywords:

Factors related, Food consumption behavior, People aged 35 years and over

Abstract

     This study is a descriptive study with the objective 1)To study nutritional knowledge information Attitudes about food consumption and food consumption behavior of people aged 35 years and over. 2)To study factors related to food consumption behavior of people. The sample group was 100 people. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Use descriptive statistics to analyze and find frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and test the hypothesis using Chi-Square statistics and Pearson Product moment coefficient.
     The results of the research found that most of the sample had a high level of knowledge about food nutrition. The attitude level regarding food consumption is at a moderate level. Food consumption behavior was at a moderate level, and gender, weight, waist circumference, and body mass index were not related to food consumption behavior. As for nutritional knowledge and attitudes about food consumption It is related to food consumption behavior. Statistically significant. The results of this research can be used to further develop the food consumption behavior of people aged 35 years and over in the community to be consistent with the findings.

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Published

2025-03-09

How to Cite

Laong Duangkong. (2025). Factors related to food consumption behavior of people aged 35 years and over, Suso Subdistrict, Palian District, Trang Province. Journal of Primary Health Research, 1(1), 35–47. retrieved from https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/J_PHR/article/view/4532