Health Literacy and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Prevention and Control Behaviors of The Population in Nakhon Phanom Province

Abstract

Objective : This study were aiming to examine the level of health literacy, dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control Behaviors, compare the difference between personal factors and personnel health literacy, compare the difference between personal factors and dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control Behaviors and the relationship between health literacy and Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control behaviors of the population in Nakhon Phanom province.

Material and Methods : The study design is Survey Research. Samples in this study are 400 people aged between 20 – 60 in Nakhon Phanom province. Questionnaire was used as a research instrument. The statistics used in this study were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Independent Samples t-test, F-test, LSD technique and Pearson’s product Moment Correlation Coefficient.

Results : The findings in this study revealed that health literacy about Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control in term of knowledge and understanding, Accessing information and media literacy about Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control were at a good level. In term of communication skills, decision making skill and self – management about Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control were at a moderate level. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Prevention and Control Behaviors were at a moderate level. Regarding to the personnel factors effected to the health literacy, all of personnel factors were not the cause of the difference. Regarding to the personnel factors effected to the Prevention and Control Behaviors, sex, age, education level, and income were not the cause of the difference. Meanwhile occupation differed in their behaviors in statistically significance level at the 0.05. Health literacy had positive relationship with dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control Behaviors at a 0.05 statistical significant level.

Conclusion : Health literacy is related to Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control behaviors of people. Therefore, the development of health literacy will effect to appropriate and sustainable dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control behaviors.