The Effects of a home visit skill promotion program for postpartum mothers and infants on the knowledge and practical skills of village health volunteers in Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province
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This one-group pretest–posttest quasi-experimental research design aimed at comparing knowledge and practical skills of village health volunteers (VHVs) before and after participation in a home visit skill promotion program for postpartum mothers and infants. A purposive sample of 50 VHVs in Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province, was recruited. Research instrument included the home visit skill promotion program. Data collecting tools consisted of a personal data recording form, a postpartum maternal and infant knowledge assessment form, and a home-visit practice skills evaluation form and the quality was checked, yielding IOC values of 0.93, 0.90 และ 0.90, respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired t-tests.
The results revealed that before receiving the program, the participants had a moderate level of knowledge score (Mean 6.08, SD 1.37) and low level of postpartum home visiting skills (Mean 4.20, SD 1.69). After completing the program, the mean scores on knowledge and practical skills were high (Mean 9.58, SD 0.76; and Mean 9.52, SD 0.74, respectively); yielding statistically significant increase (p < .05). Therefore, the implementation of the home visit skill promotion program for postpartum mothers and infants could enhance both the knowledge and practical skills of village health volunteers and could be applied to increase knowledge and skills for other conditions or diseases in the future.
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