The Effectiveness of Health Education Program with Social Support to Knowledge and Behavior for Health Promotion of the Family Health Leader in Wangpong District Phetchabun Province

Authors

  • Nithiphong Si Benchamat
  • Mayura Siriwat

Abstract

This study was a Quasi-experimental research. The sample was the family health leader around 120 people. From moo 4 Banwangyai and moo 5 Banwangplub Tambon Wanghin Wangpong District Petchabun Province. The multistages random sampling method used for obtain research samples. The sample divided into experimental group and comparison group, each group had 60 samples. The experimental group received health education program with social support. The research instruments for data collecting was questionnaires about knowledge of behavior for Health promotion concerning the perception of susceptibility regarding various types of disease caused by behavior for health promotion, The severity of the disease, Beneficial concerning of commendation, Social support by public health volunteers, and behavior for health promotion.The statistical method used mean, standard deviation, Paired t-test, student’s t-test, and pearson product moment correlation coefficient for data Analysis.

The finding showed the experimental group had higher scores of knowledge of behavior for Health promotion concerning the perception of susceptibility regarding various types of disease caused by behavior for health promotion, The severity of the disease, Beneficial concerning of commendation, Social support by public health volunteers, and behavior for health promotion. At the end of the intervention than prior to the program as statistically significant. The experimental group also had higher scores than comparison group statistically significant, and all factors were correlation with behavior for health promotion as statistically significant.

Published

2020-05-29

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