Factors affecting to health behavior among type 2 diabetes patients, in area of Sila health promoting hospital, Muang District, Khon Kaen Province

The analytical research, cross sectional study, aim to study the factor affected to type 2 diabetes patient behavior at Sila health promoting hospital, Muang district, Khonkaen province, during May to July 2014. The sample comprised 119 people who had diagnosis type 2 diabetes mellitus. The data collected by questionnaires, the reliability was tested using Cronbach’s alpha equal to 0.88. Analytical statistics using frequency, percentage, chi square and multiple logistic regression. Analysis revealed that the factors affect to type 2 diabetes patients behavior were married status and time of illness at a statistically significant level p-value = 0.026 and 0.028. The multiple logistic regression analysis show that factor that could predict health behavior of diabetic patient were age and occupation. The correlation is equal to 1.135 and -1.398 at a statistically significant p-value = 0.033 and 0.026. The results show that, the majority of them have high level of knowledge equal to 72.27%. However, attitudes are moderate to high level equal to 42.86 and 56.30% and behavior are moderate to high level equal to 40.34 and 59.66%. Indicated, Knowledge is not only one factor that effected to health behavior. So, health personnel should consider the other factors. Especially, Perceive of health behavior. Health personnel should making them aware the importance of benefit of healthy behavior and danger of risk behavior, help them to expel obstacle, and empower them to perceive their capacity. Included, to achieve an ideal healthy behavior should consider of married status, time of illness, ages and occupation to counseling them in individual context, to achieve ideal outcome. Keywords: Health behavior, type 2 Diabetes patient, Factor affect