Knowledge, Attitude, and Consumption Behavior Associated with Cholangiocarcinoma in a Sub-District, Warinchamrab District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This was survey research aiming to study the knowledge level, the attitude and the consumption behavior associated with Cholangiocarcinoma (CHCA) in a Sub-District, Warinchamrab District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The sample group consisted of 360 people aged 18 years and over selected by a cluster sampling method. Data were collected using a personal data record, a questionnaire on knowledge about CHCA, the attitude towards CHCA and the consumption behavior associated with risk for CHCA. The validity of each instrument was 0.7, 0.9 and 0.8, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study indicated that most of the samples were female (62.2%). In addition, 47.8% of them had the knowledge of CHCA at a moderate level ( =7.8, S.D.= 2.3); 85.5% had a good level of attitude towards CHCA ( =2.8, S.D.=0.3) and the consumption behavior associated with risk for CHCA was at a moderate level as of 72.2% ( =1.9, S.D.=0.4). The results indicated that changing the consumption behavior and educating people to have the right knowledge and the awareness of CHCA are an important way to prevent the disease.