Abstract:
This study aims to study and relationship among knowledge, attitude and behavior on 3E's health care principle of overweight adolescent in Bangkok. This research was a descriptive study. Sample sizes consisted of 400 Thai adolescent, both male and female, between 12 - 14 years old who study on lower secondary school in Bangkok. A questionnaire, created by the researcher, was used as a research tool. Data were analyzed by percentile, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and multiple comparisons by using Scheffe's method and set P-value at the 0.05 level. The relationship between media exposure, knowledge, attitude and behavior in obesity prevention was examined by Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The results of this study were as follows: There was no relationship between knowledge and attitude on 3E's health care principle but there was a significant relationship between attitude and behavior (p<0.05), the correlation coefficient was in the low level (0.23). The knowledge and behavior of Thai adolescent people on 3E's health care principle showed a moderate level while attitude showed a high level.