Efficacy of Health Education Program to Promote Potential for Self Protection from Avian Influenza of Farmers who Cultured Free-ranged Fowls in Sukhothai-ประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมสุขศึกษาเพื่อส่งเสริมศักยภาพการป้องกันตนเองจากโรคไข้หวัดนกของเกษตรกรผู้เลี้ยงไก่พื้นเมือง จังหวัดสุโขทัย

Abstract

               This quasi-experimental research was aimed to study efficacy of health education program that promote potency of self protection from avian influenza among farmers who cultured free-ranged fowls in Sukhothai. Sample size included 60 persons, separated to an experiment group (30 person) and a control group (30 person.) The activities provided to the experiment group included lecture about avian influenza study video on its preventive practice, a role model on suitable practice on protection, document about knowledge on the disease, chart of food and health education plan. A set of self-administered questionnaire was employed to test the knowledge of the disease and perception of self ability and appropriate preventive behaviors before and after the intervention. Statistical tests employed in the study were descriptive and t-test.
The result revealed that after the interventions, the experiment group increased knowledge about bird flu, and perception of self ability and suitable behavior to prevent bird flu (p < 0.05) with statistical differences while no differences on the knowledge and perception of the control were witnessed (p > 0.05).
The result implies that health education program increases the knowledge and perception of self ability and suitable behavior of the farmers. Then this health education program should be replicated.

Key words: health education program, bird flu surveillance, self ability, self care