Abstract:
Alcohol drinking behavior linked to health, economics and social problems. This research aims to study alcohol drinking behavior and infulencing factors to low-risk alcohol drinking behavior among 369 truck drivers in Chonburi Province. Cluster random Sampling was applied. The theory of planned behavior was adapted for research conceptual framework. Data were collected by a questionnaire created by the researcher, and the AUDIT questionnaire. Its CVI ranges from 0.70 to 1.00 and Cronbach's Alpha ranges from 0.74 to 0.97. The descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used for data analysis at 95%CI confidence level. The study shows that the overall samples' alcohol drinking behavior is at hazardous level. Factors affect low-risk alcohol drinking behavior at statistically significant include; Monthly income greater than or equal to 20,000 baht (ORadj=2.15, 95%CI=1.203.88, p=.01), Truck driving experience greater than or equal to 2 years (ORadj=2.83, 95%CI=1.02-7.85, p=.04), Self-health report at good to excellent level (ORadj=1.69, 95%CI=1.07-2.67,p=.025), Knowledge of the law regards prohibiting drinking alcohol while driving at excellent level (ORadj=1.82, 95%CI=1.05-3.14, p=.033), Perceived Behavior Control towards controlling alcohol drinking at high to very high level (ORadj=2.78, 95%CI=1.74-4.45, pp<.001) and Intention to stop alcohol drinking at high to very high level (ORadj=2.62, 95%CI=1.67-4.11, p<.001).