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Abstract

The traditional local vegetables consumption for health in the Southern

communities
Maithai Srikeaw , Asst. Prof., Dept. of community Nursing, and Mental Health , Fac. Of
Nursing, PSU.
Udom Pantong, Dept. Of community Nursing, and Mental Health , Fac. Of Nursing, PSU.

Anong Prasartwanakit, Dept. of Adult and gerontological Nursing, Fac. Of Nursing, PSU.
This descriptive research was to explore the factors that involve the local
vegetables consumption of Southern people, how much they consumed and the relationship

between their attitudes and the amount and variety of local vegetables consumption and
the amount and variety of local vegetables consumption and health status. 500 subjects
were recruited from rural and urban area, 5 provinces of Southern Thailand . Collecting

data (during Sep-Dec. 2004) from interviews, field note and questionairs, i.e. , attitude
questionnaire ( reliability .75) , the local vegetables consumption Form and health status
assessment Form.

The results were as follows ; The majority were below 60 years olds (88.4%) ,
female (70.0%) , Buddhists (83.2%) , income was not gained enough (52.4%) , gained the
knowledge on local vegetables consumption from their family (56.6%), growing local
vegetables for themselves (63.8%) , they had a high positive attitude towards the local

vegetables, the frequency of eating not much average each kind of vegetables once per
month. Comparing the consumption of local vegetables of rural people ate more than the
urban people (p<.01) , the farmers group ate more than non-farmers group (p<.01),

the group perceiving not enough income consumed local vegetables more than the enough
income group (p<.01), group with higher educational background consumed local
vegetables less than the lower group (p<.01). The amount and variety of local vegetables

consumption was positive correlated with health status (r = .11, p<.01). The attitude was
positively correlated with the amount and variety of local vegetables consumption
(r = .13, p< .01).

Key words: Traditional Local vegetables consumption, health