Perceived Self-Efficacy and Practices to Prevent Treatment Failure among HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Antiretroviral Treatment Program at 4 Community Hospitals in Songkhla Province - การรับรู้สมรรถนะแห่งตน และการปฏิบัติตัว เพื่อป้องกันความล้มเหลวในการรักษาด้วยยาต้านไวรัส ของผู้ติดเชื้อเอชไอวีในโรงพยาบาลชุมชน 8 แห่ง ในจังหวัดสงขลา

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate perceived self-efficacy and practices upon treatment failure
prevention among HIV/AIDS clients attending antiretroviral treatment (ARV) program, and to examine
relationship between perceived self-efficacy and their practices. Two hundreds and twenty-two
HIV/AIDS clients, from four community hospitals in Songkla Province, were recruited into the study.
Convenience sampling technique was used to indicate the subject sample. Close-ended questionnaire,
validated by 3 expert raters, was used for data collecting, through face-to-face interview survey.
Reliability test was computed, using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, yielding the value of 0.95 and 0.96
for perceived self-efficacy and practices respectively. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics
and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient testing. Results showed that mean scores of
perceived self-efficacy and practices regarding treatment failure prevention against the ARV program
were at high levels, that is, = 4.10 (SD 0.52) and = 4.35 (SD 0.47) respectively. Perceived selfefficacy
was found statistically significant correlated with practices at a high level (r = 0.81, p<0.01).
These findings might be applicable to planning for promoting a better care of HIV/AIDS clients attending
the ARV program, by ensuring self-efficacy and to supporting suitable practices for efficient care in
the future.
Key words: perceived self-efficacy, antiretroviral treatment program, prevention of treatment failure, HIV/AIDS patients