The effect of health literacy promotion program to prevent liver fluke disease, Lao Mee Sub-district, Don Tan District, Mukdahan Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research to study the effect of a health literacy promotion program. To prevent liver fluke disease, Lao Mi Subdistrict, Don Tan District, Mukdahan Province The samples were selected by simple random sampling from the working age population, aged 15-59 years. Most of them were female (52.0%) and male (48.0%), aged 45-54 years. At present, most of them work in agriculture (46.0%) divided into experimental group and comparison group, 50 people each. provided that the experimental group received activities to promote health literacy It consists of a fecal examination for helminth eggs before experimentation, training and education. Organizing group activities for exchanging knowledge follow-up visit Total duration was 12 weeks, then data collection was carried out. before and after the experiment using questionnaires, Quantitative data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation. and statistically test the hypothesis Paired t-test and independent t-test. The results showed that Mean scores on health literacy within the experimental and comparison groups. After the experiment, the experimental group had a mean score on cognitive health. Access to information and health services health communication self  management media and information literacy and discriminatory decisions increased significantly more than before the experiment (p-value<0.05) and after the trial, the comparison group had average scores on access to information and health services. health communication self-management increased significantly more than before the experiment (p-value<0.05) and found that mean scores on cognitive health (p-value = 0.018), media and information literacy (p-value = 0.119) and discrimination decision (p-value = 0.343) When comparing the mean scores in the comparison group before and after the experiment, it was not statistically different. The mean scores of health literacy between the experimental group and the comparison group. After the experiment, the experimental group had a mean score on cognitive health. Access to information and health services health communication self-management media and information literacy and discriminatory decisions increased more than before the experiment and significantly more than the comparison group (p-value<0.05). and the liver fluke morbidity rate dropped below 5%. Factors for the success of this program as a result of the health knowledge of the experimental group. which influences lifestyle, especially eating behavior which leads to understanding and discriminatory decision making that will lead to continuous and sustainable behavior change in health