Original Article

Effects of the health literacy program, combined with "Khu Siaw San Phalung" to prevent drug avoidance behaviors at Non-Pho Sri Witthayakhom School in Sam Sung District, Khon Kaen Province

Namchai Padchasuwan^{1, *}

1 Non-Pho Sri Witthayakhom School, Sam Sung District, Khon Kaen Province 40170, Thailand

Corresponding author; E-mail: nam_145@hotmail.com* 

       The problem of drug addiction among adolescents and youth is             a significant issue in the nation. Especially the group of students who are growing to become an important force in the development of the nation. This is quasi-experimental research. The objective is to study the results of the health literacy program together with “Khu Siew San Phalung” to promote drug prevention behavior. It consists of an experimental group of 30 secondary school students studying at Non-Pho Sri Witthayakhom School, Sam Sung District, Khon Kaen Province, which is a group that receives a health literacy program together with "Khu siew San Phalung," created by the researcher. And the comparison group was 30 secondary school students studying at Premtinsulanonda School, Nam Phong District, Khon Kaen Province, who were provided with a learning process and participated in various school activities as usual. Collect data before and after the experiment. Both the experimental group and the comparison group were administered questionnaires. The duration of activities was 10 weeks. The results of the study found that after the experiment The experimental group had a mean score of health literacy in drug prevention that was 12.75 points higher than the comparison group, which was statistically significant (95% CI = 4.50–16.29; p-value <0.001), and the mean score in drug prevention behavior was 15.53 points more addictive than the comparison group, which is statistically significant (95% CI = 7.36–9.30; p-value <0.001). Therefore, this program can be used as a guideline for developing drug prevention behaviors. and reducing drug problems in schools.

Keywords: Health literacy; Drug Avoidance Behaviors