THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATION, AND FOOD CONSUMPTION FOR SODIUM REDUCTION OF PEOPLE, NONG PLING SUB-DISTRICT, LAO KHWAN DISTRICT, KANCHANABURI PROVINCE

Authors

  • Tatita Wiangpati Faculty of Public Health, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage
  • Apichai Khuneepong Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Entrepreneurial Science Ayothaya

Keywords:

Nutrition education program, knowledge, motivation, food consumption for sodium reduction

Abstract

The objective of this quasi-experimental research was to study the effect of nutrition education program on knowledge, motivation, and food consumption for sodium reduction of people. The samples were 33 persons who living at Nong Pling Subdistrict, Lao Khwan District, Kanchanaburi Province, 20-60 years old and selected by multistage random sampling.Interventions were nutritional education programs that include education, demonstrations and home visits. Data collection with interview form. Data were analyzed by the descriptive statistic and t-test statistic.

The research showed that after nutrition education program, samples had higher knowledge, perceived severity, perceived risk, expected effectiveness of program and food consumption for sodium reduction than before with statistically significant at the .05 level. The results can be interpreted that the nutrition education program could be applied to promote people to have knowledge, motivation and food consumption for sodium reduction, which can further reduce the risk of illness with hypertension.

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2025-12-02

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Wiangpati, T., & Khuneepong, A. . (2025). THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATION, AND FOOD CONSUMPTION FOR SODIUM REDUCTION OF PEOPLE, NONG PLING SUB-DISTRICT, LAO KHWAN DISTRICT, KANCHANABURI PROVINCE. Community Health Development Quarterly Khon Kaen University, 9(1), 57–68. retrieved from https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CHDMD_KKU/article/view/7072

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