The effects of online learning process model to improve oral health literacy of junior high school students in Lumlukka District, Pathumthani Province

Abstract

Junior high school students are an important age in organizing an online learning process to achieve continuous oral health care. This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of online learning process to improve oral health literacy of junior high school students in Lumlukka District, Pathumthani Province. The study was conducted in a sample group of 77 junior high school students in Lamlukka district,  data were collected using questionnaire and a plaque record form. The reliability of the questionnaire were 0.81. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test. The results showed junior high school students had low to moderate oral health literacy and plaque index was poor at 51.9%. The model significantly increased the mean score of oral health literacy in all 6-dimensions (Mean = 2.75, SD = 0.32) and they had high (Mean = 3.87, SD = 0.58) satisfaction level at p-value .05 and most of the students had a good plaque index score of 54.5%. Most of the junior high school students had a high level of satisfaction with the activities. This model can be applied continuously in schools and public health organization and schools should organizing an online learning process to develop oral health literacy in students at all levels to achieve continuous learning.