Jamil, Wan Arfah Nadiah Wan Abdul
(2011)
The effectiveness of health education package on
knowledge, attitude and practice of influenza a
(H1N1) among secondary school children in
Kelantan.
Other thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Health education is crucial in providing individuals with the information, skills and
motivation necessary for decision making about lifestyle and personal health
behavior. An effective health education is vital as the pandemic will affect a very
large numbers of people. People must be well informed with factual and up to date
information. This study was conducted to determine level of knowledge, attitude and
practice among secondary school children on influenza A (H1N1) and to evaluate the
effectiveness of health education package on influenza A (H1N1). A community
intervention trial was conducted among secondary school children in two districts in
Kelantan; namely Kota Bharu and Bachok from July to December 2010. Students in
one school in Bachok were allocated as the intervention group and those in Kota
Bharu as the control group. Form four students were selected by using cluster
sampling according to class. Data was collected using knowledge, attitude and
practice questionnaire before, immediately after and
intervention. The intervention group was given a lecture, video shows and printed
materials (booklet and pamphlet) on influenza A (H1N1). The control group was
given a video show on hazards of smoking. Repeated measures analysis of
covariance (ANCOVA) was applied in data analysis. A total of 436 students in SMK one month after the Bachok (intervention group) and SMK. Kota (control group) were included in the
study. The study involved all Malay students aged 16 years old. More than half of
them were females (62.6% for control group and 52.8% for intervention group). The
baseline mean (SD) for knowledge, attitude and practice scores were 69.35 (8.81),
65.77 (7.14) and 35.42 (6.19) respectively. After controlling the potential numerical
covariate, there were significant improvements in knowledge (F=53.70, p<0.001)
and attitude (F=5.37, p=0.005) scores in the intervention group compared to the
control group over time. However there was no significant difference between the
groups for practice. This study suggests that health education package is an essential
component in improving knowledge and attitude of students on influenza A (H1N1).
Having good knowledge and attitude will lead to better prevention and control and
this in turn will reduce the incidence of disease and cost due to influenza A (H1N1)
infection and may halt the epidemic.
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