title: Factors related to health-promoting behaviors among Thai middle-aged men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study factors related to health promoting behaviors of Thai middle-aged men.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine hundred and five Thai males, aged between 40-59 years, living in six provinces of Thailand, were selected by multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected using interview, physical examination, and laboratory test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thai middle-aged men mostly perceived their health status as fair (85.6%). Health screening showed that 7.2% had hormone deficiency, 65.7% had slight prostatic hypertrophy, and 27.3% had erectile dysfunction symptoms. Overall health promoting behaviors were at moderate level (50.7%). Marital status, having annual health examination, social support, receiving health information, and health belief were significantly related to health promoting behaviors (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing health information through materials, media, and family members would also increase accessibility to health services and promote effective health-promoting behavior of Thai middle-aged men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. phwkp@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Wonpen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaewpan
authors.forename: Surintorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalampakorn
authors.forename: Pipat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luksamijarulkul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand