Health literacy of Medical Cannabis use among Village Health Volunteer in Khon Kaen province

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive research aims to study health literacy of Medical Cannabis use among village health volunteer(VHV) in Khon Kaen province. 337 samples of 33,161 VHV were selected by multi-stage random sampling. This study was used questionnaires as tools for the data collection. The data were analyzed by computer programs to acquire frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, and maximum  

The finding revealed that most of the VHV were female (84.87%) and average age was 52.45± 8.23 years old. Almost half of them have the health literacy of medical cannabis use presented at moderate level (41.84%). Most of them have the health literacy of medical cannabis use: knowledge skills presented at a moderate level (75.96%). Most of them have the health literacy of medical cannabis use: accessibility skills presented at a moderate level (70.92%). Most of them have the health literacy of medical cannabis use: communication skills presented at a moderate level (71.22%). And most of them have the health literacy of medical cannabis use: decision making skills presented at a moderate level (72.11%).

Succession: the stakeholder should be developing the health literacy of medical cannabis on knowledge skill presented at low level or incorrect knowledge such as use the medical cannabis for asthma.