PRECEDE Framework analysis of smoking behaviors of bachelor’s degree female students in a University, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

This research has 3 main objectives 1) to study the Predisposing factors Enabling factor and Reinforcing factor to Smoking Behaviors 2) study Smoking Behaviors and 3) study the relationship between Predisposing Factors Enabling Factors and Reinforcing Factors Smoking. The samples were 373 bachelor ‘s degree female students in a university, Phitsanulok province randoms by stratified random sampling. The instrument consists of a questionnaire to collect information and data were analyzed by chi-square and Pearson coefficient correlation model. The results of students had Knowledge about cigarette at a moderate level (= 14.15). Available at a low level (= 1.79). Accessibility at a low level (= 1.57). Social support at a low level (= 1.52). Smoking behavior at a lowest level (= 1.42). Relationship between Predisposing factors and smoking behavior Found no correlation. The relationship between to smoking behavior was found to be positively Reinforcing factor and positively correlated at the .01 level. The relationship between Enabling factor and smoking behavior was found to be positively correlated at the .01 level. So government agencies. There should be a campaign and tobacco control measures. Give youth more to prevent or reduce smoking behavior. The cause behavior that is correlated with smoking behavior of undergraduate women were leading factor is the privacy and protection, and that is not correlated with smoking behavior factors is affordable and capabilities. access correlated with smoking behavior. And factors is to have social support correlated with smoking behavior.