THE ASSOCIATED FACTORS WITH PREVENTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF DANGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THAILAND: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

The haemorrhagic fever caused by Dengue virus that is the mosquito’s media to people. The analysis of haemorrhagic fever situation is complicated because it has several risk factors, such as disease, host, and environment. The haemorrhagic fever analysis includes related factors as well as preventive factors that will be benefit the public. This article aims to review the literature about related factors of preventive behaviour among the Thai population, which is separate in different regions of Thailand for ease of use. This review literature was conducted by reading articles and thesis from national publication. The results from existing literatures are illustrated 1) Demographic information such as gender, age, marital status, educational level, family outcome, career, health history, information access, family and social role, number of family member, time range in community, having a child under the age 15 in family, and their neighbourhood environment. 2) Knowledge 3) Attitude 4) perception 5) health motive and 6) other factors related to their haemorrhagic fever preventive behaviour, such as training, self-efficacy, policy, support from government officers, social support, cooperation, and sufficiency supply of materials. From those factors, it shows that community cooperation is crucial for preventing haemorrhagic fever and it will succeed when public health staffs can encourage people to do it with consistency and continuity.