The Effect of Enhancing Health Literacy and Sufficient Health Behavior among Risk Groups with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Keywords:
Health literacy, health behavior, sufficient health, non-communicable diseasesAbstract
This study aimed to survey and investigate the effects of health literacy (HL) and sufficient health behavior (SHB) in risk groups with non-communicable diseases (NCDs. The multi-methods was designed between July – December 2021 for surveying the level of HL and SHB using a rating scale questionnaire with total -item correlation coefficient between 0.20 to 0.86, and to implement the a toolkit of online learning via Zoom which led by health personnel and researchers and evaluate the preliminary results. Data were analyzed using a Paired t-test. The results showed that the majority of participants had HL in high, fair, and low level at 65.15, 31.24 and 3.61% respectively, and their SHB levels were high, fair, and low practical level at 45.68, 45.21 and 9.11% respectively. The total participants had significantly higher mean scores on HL and SHB (p < .05) than before the participating period. The leading health personnel provided to restructure the content of activities to be clearly divided into 3 skills: promoting HL skills; Health behavior modification skills and health communication skills. Therefore, these activities have an impact on risk groups for NCDs and can promote better HL for NCDs risk group.
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