The Effectiveness of Health Education Package on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (КАР) of Influenza A (H1N1) among School Children in Malaysia

摘要

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education package on knowledge, attitude and practice towards influenza A (H1N1) infection.Design: A community intervention trial.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among secondary school children in two districts in Malaysia from July to December 2010. One school was allocated as the intervention group which received health education package consisted of a lecture, video shows and printed materials on influenza A (H1N1). Another school as the control group received a video show on hazards of smoking. The students were selected by using cluster sampling. Their knowledge, attitude and practice scores were assessed before, immediately and one month after the intervention. Repeated measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied.Results: A total of 193 students in intervention group and 243 students in control group were involved. This study involved Malay students aged 16 years old. More than half of them were females (62.6% for control group and 52.8% for intervention group). 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.Conclusion: The receipt of the health education package led to higher knowledge and attitude scores of students towards influenza A (H1N1) considered to be important for the prevention of influenza infection.