Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Mahasarakham University (Oct 2021)

Effectiveness of Promoting Health Literacy on the Health Literacy, Prevention and Control of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever and Aedes Aegypti Larval Indices, Trang Province

  • Wararat Tiparat,
  • Kanokpan Promtong,
  • Montree Rakpakdee

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 5
pp. 71 – 84

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This one group pre-post-test design pre-experimental research was based on the promoting health literacy concept. It aimed to study the effectiveness of a program promoting health literacy on the prevention and control of dengue haemorrhagic fever and aedes aegypti larval indices. The sample was 27 household members who found mosquitoes breeding and where health literacy level was low at sites in Nong Trud Sub-district, Mueang District, Trang Province. Samples received a program promoting health literacy for 4 weeks and were followed up in one month after the program implementation. Data were collected by health literacy questionnaires, behavior for dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control and aedes aegypti larval indices questionnaires. Content validity analysis of the questionnaire was confirmed by the experts, with a CVI of.87 and.89, respectively. KR-20 and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were employed to test reliability of the questionnaires, yielding values of.84 in the knowledge part and.97 in the rest of the questionnaire and.82 in the behavior for dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control questionnaires. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests. The results were as follows. 1) Mean scores of behavior for dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control were higher than before receiving the program (M=75.52, S.D.=5.70, M=40.04, S.D.=3.77, respectively) and were statistically significant at a level of.01. 2) Mean scores of behavior for dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control were higher than before receiving the program (M=40.19, S.D.=4.54, M=27.41, S.D.=2.26, respectively) with statistical significance at a level of.01. 3) House Index was lower than before receiving the program, and Aedes mosquitoes breeding sites were not found. (HIPost=0, HIPre=100)

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