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Abstract

This quasi-experimental research was aimed to study the effect of developing health literacy to promote healthy behaviors of employees in factory, Sara Buri province. The samples were composed of 19 qualified workers in factory, Sara Buri province. Samples were selected by means of purposive  sampling. All samples participated in 3 times of the activity. Data were collected by using the questionnaires of characteristics, knowledge and understanding of health, accessing information and service, health communication, self-management, getting media and information literacy, decided to good practice and healthy behaviors. Quantitative data were culled from the questionnaires constructed by researcher and tested for validity by experts. The questionnaires reliability was represented of 0.795. Descriptive statistics and Paired Sample t–test were used to analyze the data.

The research showed the results of pretest found that most of sampling had knowledge and understanding of health, accessing information and service, health communication, self-management were incorrect level 42.1%, 73.7%, 52.6% and 52.6% (respectively). Getting media and information literacy and decide to good practice were excellent level 52.6% and 68.4%. Health literacy and healthy behaviors  were fair level 94.7% and 63.2% (respectively). The results revealed that post-test, the experimental group were significantly more knowledge and understanding of health, accessing information and service, health communication, self-management, getting media and information literacy, decided to good practice, health literacy and healthy behaviors than pre-test (p<0.05).

In conclusion, developing health literacy to promote healthy behaviors of employees in factory, Sara Buri province changed knowledge and understanding of health, accessing information and service, health communication, self-management, getting media and information literacy, decided to good practice and health behavior. This intervention should be continuously implemented and expanded in another factory.