Influence of urban areas on the illnesses of NCDs in the community

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Nikorn Mahawan, Wanpen Charoentrakulpeeti, Winit Pharcharuen, Porntip Chanrat

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The influence of urban areas on the illnesses of the population of NCDs was lacking a clear indication, especially the distance from urban areas, thus affecting the public health promotion planning. If the illnesses of NCDs did not vary by distances, public health promotion planning needed to be implemented in all areas, posing a growing challenge. This study aimed to (1) study food consumption behavior of suburban and rural communities and (2 study the influence of distance from the city on the illnesses of NCDs in the community. The study areas were suburban communities (San Pa Pao Sub-district, San Sai District) and rural communities (Thep Sadet Sub-district, Doi Saket District), Chiang Mai Province. Qualitative research methods were used in conjunction with the quantitative research by using a questionnaire about 125 samples of data on consumer behavior. Then, the results were analyzed by preliminary statistics. The results of the study showed that the situation of illness with NCDs of people in both suburban and rural communities tended to increase significantly. While the consumption behavior of both districts relied on pre-packaged foods or raw materials for cooking from the market, it was found that in suburban communities accounted for 88 percent and rural communities accounted for 70 percent. Consumption behavior was influenced by NCDs that were not affected by distance. The findings provided information that would give those involved in healthcare and promotion the need for a knowledge-promotion planning and health care guidelines to prevent NCDs, which covered areas in rural and remote cities.

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