Effects of The Health Literacy Promoting Program for Truck Drivers with Pre-hypertension Risk in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

          The study of this quasi-experimental design has the purpose were to study the effects of health literacy promotion for truck drivers with hypertension risk. The samples were working-aged truck driver (range 35-60 years) with a pre-hypertension risk of 72 people, where 36 people were in the experimental group and 36 people were in the control group. The experimental group received the effects of health literacy promotion. Research tools include health literacy promotion using participatory learning through various media by developing 6 skills: 1) access to health information and health services 2) cognitive 3) communication skills 4) decision skills 5) self-management 6) media Literacy and online application. Collect data using a personal data questionnaire. Health literacy and health behavior assessment form Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics These are frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and inferential statistics: independent t-test.
           Results illustrated that the experimental group was 100% male, with an average age of 44.67 years, average job age of 8.06 years, an average monthly income of 19,680.56 baht, an average work week of 5 days, and average overtime (OT) of 1 hour per time. Most of them were marital status, 77.80%, and most graduated from lower secondary school, 44.40%. after the experiment, the experimental group had higher mean scores on health literacy than before. and more than the control group, and revealed that after the experiment, the experimental group had higher mean scores on self-care behavior than the control group, with a statistically significant of.05. Recommendation: The company should continuously organize activities to prevent high blood pressure. with knowledge from nurses or public health officials to increase knowledge and skills for personnel. Health promotion activities should focus on practice. and continuous follow-up as well as to encourage risk groups to behave properly. Continuous training support to create sustainable good health behaviors.