Health Literacy and Health Behaviour According to The National Health Recommendations in Grade 8 Student at School in Samutsakhon province

Abstract

This research is a survey study, has an objective to study the Level of health Literacy and health behaviour according to National Health Recommendations also find the relationship between the Literacy Composition According to National Health Recommendations and the Health Behaviour Level According to National Health Recommendations of students in grade 8. The statistics used were descriptive statistics and interpreting scores of health Literacy and health behaviour according to National Health Recommendations by using the evaluation analysis program prepared by the Health Education Division to find the different between variables with SPSS Statistics One-Way ANOVA program. Sample group are 148 students

The results showed that it consisted of 76 men or 51.35%, female, 72 people or 48.65%. In terms of health Literacy found that the average was 55.24 points It was rated as good, had sufficient health Literacy and had a proper practice of National Health Recommendations. As for the health behaviour score according to National Health Recommendations found that the average score was 38.51 points was rated as good, the health behaviour according to National Health Recommendations were mostly correct. In terms of the correlation study, it was found that (1) The total score of health Literacy with gender had no significant relationship at    P = 0.05 (P = 0.74). (2) The total score of health Literacy with the educator, none relationship was statistically significant at P = 0.05 (P = 0.386). (3) The total score of health Literacy and the health behaviour Level According to National Health Recommendations. There was a statistically significant relationship at P = 0.05   (P = 0.00). This research could suggest the school to increase the channel for receiving news or knowledge for students or create a channel for students to seek health counselling. To provide students with better Health Literacy and Health Behaviour Level According to National Health Recommendations, and to build cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health departments to educate students to help develop students' healthy behaviour. Also further studies of the relationship between the score of Health Literacy and Health Behaviour Level along with the health status of students.