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Factors Predicting Preventive Behaviors Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among High School Students In Bangkok, Chanyaruk Sawangsuk, Piyatida Nakagasien

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis patiens in children and adolescents among High school students in Bangkok is increasing. Current reports indicate that tuberculosis epidemics are more prevalent and literature review found that no studied were conducted so far about factors with correlations with and influence on tuberculosis preventive behaviors in high school adolescents in Bangkok. Objectives: This correlation research aimed to determine predictive power of gender, health literacy and social support on preventive behaviors of pulmonary tuberculosis among high school students in Bangkok based on Nutbeam (2008)’s framework. Methods: The sample of this study was 182 high school students …