Effect of the Potential Development of Peoples to Promote Health Literacy and improve the Quality of Life with Community Participation in Wang Phrao Subdistrict, Ko Kha District, Lampang Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest–posttest design aimed to assess health literacy and quality of life among community members and to examine the effects of a health literacy promotion program implemented with community participation. The study was conducted from January to March 2024 in Wang Phrao Subdistrict, Ko Kha District, Lampang Province. The sample consisted of 60 working-age individuals, both male and female, aged 30–60 years. The sample size was determined using G*Power software. The intervention program included five health literacy promotion sessions, each lasting two hours. Data were collected using structured questionnaires on demographic information, health literacy, and quality of life. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test. The results revealed that the majority of participants were female (88.33%), and 56.67% were aged between 50 and 60 years. The overall health literacy score increased by 39.30 points after the intervention (Mean difference=39.30, p-value<0.001), and the quality of life score increased by 16.90 points (Mean difference=16.90, p-value <0.001). The differences in scores before and after the intervention were statistically significant. These findings suggest that the health literacy promotion program with community participation contributed to enhancing both health literacy and quality of life among the participants.