ปัจจัยที่มีความสัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการติดเชื้อวัณโรคในบุคลากรผู้ส่งมอบยาวัณโรค Factors Relating to Tuberculosis Preventive Behaviors among Health Care Personnel Dispensing Anti-tuberculosis Drugs

Abstract

Objective: To identify factors relating to tuberculosis (TB) preventivebehaviors among health care personnel dispensing anti-TB drugs.Methods: Survey questionnaires on protective behaviors in workplacedeveloped from DeJoy’s concept were mailed to hospitals under the Officeof Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, during February to April2014. Heads of pharmacy department were asked to choose only one oftheir staff to answer the questionnaire. Data were analyzed in terms ofpercentage, mean and standard deviation. Pearson chi-square test wasused to test relationships between factors and the self-protection behavior.Results: With a response rate of 52.9%, the majority of respondents hadhigh level of environment management factor (81.9%), high level oforganizational management factor (61.6%), and moderate level of individualfactor (76.0%). For TB protective behavior, the majority were in high level(56.0%). These 3 factors were statistically positively associated with thebehavior at P < 0.05 level. In addition, those who had been formallytrained, one-stop dispensing service, and single individual assigned fordispensing were statistically related with positive self-protection behavior atP < 0.05 level. Conclusion: Environment, organization and individualmanagement factors were all associated with TB self-protection behavior.These factors should be enforced by the hospitals.Keywords: tuberculosis, tuberculosis preventive behaviors, health carepersonnel dispensing anti-tuberculosis drugs