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The objectives of this study are; (1) to study behaviors of working-age people in taking the health screening, (2) to evaluate expenses for working-age people in taking the health screening, and (3) to find out the causes of refusal to attend health screening. Data used in this study are 400 working-age people an age between 25-60 in Mueang district, Chiang Mai province assessed by questionnaires. Data analysis was based on the results of descriptive statistics.
The findings revealed that working-age people taking the health screening compare with people denied attending health screening were female between the ages of 45 - 60; their places of birth were in Chiang Mai province, marital status was married. They worked as the government official or worked in the government business enterprises, their education was higher than the bachelor’s degree level, and their incomes were in range of 20,001 – 25,000 baht. Universal coverage scheme was government, state enterprise officer, and people with underlying disease.
On consideration of behaviors and expenses in health screening, it was found that health screening was based on health check-up packages. The frequency of regular health maintenance checkup was every 1 year. The health screening was held at workplace. The average expense of health screening was 1,003.30 baht. The reasons to attend health screening, that are, the health screening were relied on work-place rules and company policies; people took the health screening regarding their health welfares. And it also was considered as public health surveillance to provide rapid early warning.
As for the reason why some people denied attending health screening, is that, there is no physical diseases were found. However, over the next 1 - 3 years, those people tend to take the health screening.
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