Association between the health belief model and Karen’s parent (Pgakenyau) behavior towards preventing dental caries for young children

บทคัดย่อ

This research is a cross-sectional descriptive study that aims to conduct four objectives. First, this research is for studying the Karen parent's (Pgakenyau) health belief model and behavior about the dental caries of young children. Second, this research explores the Karen parent's (Pgakenyau) behavior in preventing dental caries of young children. Third, this research is for studying the relationship between the Karen parent's (Pgakenyau) factors and the behavior in preventing dental caries of young children. Furthermore, fourth, this research focuses on the relationship between the Karen parent's (Pgakenyau) health belief model and opinion about dental caries and their behavior in preventing dental caries of young children.

This research population was Karen’s parents (Pgakenyau) who had young children, lived in Mae Yuam and Mae Hao sub-district, both in Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son province. We calculated the number of samples from the simple random sampling method, 109. First, we gathered the information from the surveying method, the duration from 1 to 15 November 2021. Afterward, we analyzed the data using the descriptive statistics and the inferential statistics analysis method, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and ETA correlation.

The result showed the family relationship to children was father or mother, most of them were female and farmers. The approximate age was 30.65. According to the information, their recognition of the effect of taking good care, excellent health motivation, and the other relevant factors were magnificent. Simultaneously, their exposure of the tooth's probabilities to be decayed, of dental caries' danger, of any hindrance should be they are taking care of their health, and the behavior in preventing dental caries for children was at the moderate level. Analyzing relationships of all the relevant factors showed that they had a good effect in preventing dental caries behaviors at a positive value (r = .310; p < .01). Lastly, according to the result, we suggested establishing the process for choosing or developing the person to be the dentist or related who has knowledge and capability of the culture and language, or that person's variety of culture might be the same as the people we chose to be our sample.