The Efficacy of Learn and Share Programs on Public Health Volunteer in Prison Health Literacy of Tuberculosis

Abstract

     This research is a quasi- experimental research. The objective was to compare health literacy scores. and knowledge about tuberculosis between the experimental group and the comparison group before and after joining the program. The sample group consisted of 80 prison health volunteers, divided into experimental and comparison groups, 40 people each. The experimental group received the program for a period of 5 weeks and the comparison group did not receive the program. Data were collected using the health literacy assessment questionnaire about tuberculosis disease of the Division of Health Education Department of Health Service Support Ministry of Public Health. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics,
including Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics using paired t-test, independent samples t-test and Mann–Whitney U test.

     The results of the study revealed that 1) health literacy between the experimental group and the comparison group before the experiment was not statistically significant (p value = 0. 952), which means that the prison health volunteers in the experimental group and the comparison group well versed in health no difference And after the experiment, it was found
that health literacy between the experimental group and the comparison group was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). The experimental group had a mean score greater than the comparison group, equal to 19.33 (95% confidence interval of the difference between 12.41 and 26.24). Show programs to learn and share can encourage prison health volunteers is knowledgeable enough about health to practice health related to tuberculosis correctly and consistently until it is a healthy habit and have expertise in listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to communicate for themselves and other prisoners to understand and accept their own health practices correctly. 2) Knowledge of tuberculosis between the experimental
group and the comparison group before and after the experiment were statistically significant differences (p=0.002 and p<0.001, respectively), indicating that the two groups of prison health volunteers had sufficient level of knowledge and understanding about tuberculosis for their health practice.