EFFECTS OF A HEALTH LITERACY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ON BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN DENGUE FEVER PREVENTION AMONG HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVES IN BAN NA PHO NUEA, NA PHO KLANG SUBDISTRICT, KHONG CHIAM DISTRICT, UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental study using a one-group pretest-posttest design aimed to examine the effects of a health literacy enhancement program on behavioral changes for dengue fever prevention among household representatives in the jurisdiction of Ban Na Pho Tai Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Na Pho Klang Subdistrict, Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The sample consisted of 30 household representatives from Ban Na Pho Nuea, Village No. 8, Na Pho Klang Subdistrict, selected through simple random sampling. 8-week period. The program activities. Data Analysis to descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation, were used, along with paired t-tests to compare the mean scores before and after the intervention.
     The results showed that the mean health literacy score for dengue fever prevention improved from a moderate level (mean=66.27, SD=13.32) to a good level (mean=88.17, SD=4.66), with a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level. The mean score for dengue fever prevention behavior also improved from a moderate level (mean=16.63, SD=3.79) to a good level (mean=25.60, SD=2.28), with a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level. Additionally, the percentage of households and containers with mosquito larvae significantly decreased after the intervention compared to before.