The Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Prevention Behavior among Population in Konsai Sub-district, Trakanphuethon District, Ubon Ratchathani

Abstract

This quasi experimental one group pretest posttest research aimed to study the effect of health educational program on prevention behaviors at Konsai sub-district, Trakanphuethon district, Ubon Ratchathani province. The prevention behaviors consisted of knowledge, the risk perception, the perception of the severity of the disease. There were 70 sample that relatives were sick or died from cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. The research tool was the health educational program and the questionnaires were used for collecting data. The study was implement from December 2022 to February 2023.The statistics analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and   paired-sample t-test.

The results of the study found that most of the sample group was male (54.3%), average age was 46 years and completed primary school education (67.1%). Family history of the illness and died from cancer was 77.1% and a history of hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma were 34.3 % and 21.4% respectively. The effect of the health education program before and after training were found that knowledge about preventing hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma perception of disease severity and support from family to prevent disease were statistically significant difference.

Although providing health education programs about hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma might increase knowledge disease awareness, social support, and disease prevention behavior. The target group requires a process of continuous monitoring and support to have appropriate health behaviors to prevent disease.