DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR PROMOTING HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS FOR WORKING AGE GROUP IN WAENG YAI DISTRICT, KHON KEAN PROVINCE
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Chronic non-communicable diseases, Working Age Group, Health literacy, Health behaviorsAbstract
The aims of this research and development were to study the effectiveness of a model for promoting health literacy and health behaviors for working-age group between 35-59 years old in Waeng Yai District. With screening results confirming the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases. The samples used were 60 people by random sampling. The equipment for collecting the data were interviews, and focus group discussions. The data were analyzed by percentage, mean, and t-test. The research results were as follows, most of them were at a moderate level in 5 areas, namely, cognitive knowledge before development 45.0 %, after development 40.0 %, but good level increased from 21.7 % to 35.0%. In terms of access to information and health services before development 48.3%, after development increased to 61.7 %, health communication before development 56.7 %, after development 60.0%, self-management 61.7 % before and after the development, but the good level increased from 21.7 % to 30.0% and health behaviors 66.7 % before and after the development, but the good level increased from 15.0 % to 25.0%, and most of them were at the good level in 2 aspects, namely media literacy before development 73.3%, after development 86.7%. In terms of discriminatory decision-making skills before development 48.3 %, after development 56.7 %, all aspects having a statistically significant increase in mean scores (p=<0.05). Knowledge of health and health behaviors Activities and assessments should be continued at regular intervals to ensure they are consistent with the changing context. And encourage the persistence of knowledge and health behaviors.
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