Rajitphan Jantarach. Intention to buy OTOP food products among consumers in Nonthaburi Province . Master's Degree(Primary Health Care Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
Intention to buy OTOP food products among consumers in Nonthaburi Province
Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in three hypermarkets in Nonthaburi
Province to determine the intention of consumers to buy OTOP food products.
Data was collected using self-administrated questionnaire from 264 respondents
whose ages were between 18 and 60 years and who came to hypermarkets during
21st January to 31st January 2007. Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact Test were used to
analyze factors associated with the intention to buy OTOP food products.
The results indicated that 93.94% of the respondents had intended to buy OTOP
food products for themselves and for others. The majority of the respondents was
21-30 years old, female, business employees/laborers and held bachelor’s degree.
Most of the respondents had a high level of knowledge about OTOP food products
(70.83%), and a positive attitude towards OTOP food products (59.47%). OTOP food
products were difficult to access (70.45%), and selling places for OTOP food products
were not available (58.33%). Most of the respondents had a high social support
towards OTOP food products (67.05%). More than 80% of the respondents had
received information about OTOP food products, and had consumed OTOP food
products. The significant factors associated with the intention to buy OTOP food
products were knowledge of OTOP food products, attitude towards OTOP food
products, availability of selling places for OTOP food products and social support
towards OTOP food products at p-value < 0.05.
This study reveals that consumers who had access to selling places for OTOP
food products had an intention to buy OTOP food products. Therefore, more selling
places for OTOP food products should be constructed. Thai images of OTOP food
products should also be created and provide more information about OTOP food
products through various media especially by word of mouth.