Abstract:
The objective of this Quasi –Experimental research was to study the effectiveness of a health
education program, by applying community participation concepts, the Health Belief Model and
empowerment, as guidelines. This study employed community participation in Village Number 12
Nongsantoh Village, Prommanee sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhon Nayok Province. Sample
groups of 36 people each represented each group of village zones, and 320 people represented families.
The duration of this study was 16 weeks, divided into 2 phases. The first phase concerned training the
community zone representatives, to be the core group in leading community activities. The second
phase involved activities for DHF prevention and control, data collection using interview forms,
recording activities of the representatives and studying and surveying indicators of mosquito larvae
prevalence, before and after. Data analysis employed frequencies, mean, percentage, standard
deviation, Paired Samples t-test, McNemar test and Chi-square
Research results indicated that after the experiment, the sample group had a higher score than
before the experiment, on knowledge, perceived susceptibility and severity, self-efficacy expectation,
and behavioral practices in prevention and control. The mean scores of changes were statistically
significant at p-value < 0.001. This indicated that results of the research came from community
participation, which enabled the learning process and skills development of the group of community
zone representatives, and household representatives. These caused changes in DHF preventive and
control behaviors. This research study can be used as a guideline for other areas where there are
problems with DHF. For other areas with different environments, there should be additional studies in
order for effective planning and better results.