The Effective Experiential Learning Program for Perceptive and Behavioral Prevention of Dengue Fever Among the Hmong Hill Tribe, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to study the effect of an experiential learning program on dengue prevention perception and behavior. in the Hmong hill tribe, Tha Kham sub-district, Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai Province. The study included 60 Hmong hill tribe people aged 20-60 years, divided into an experimental group and a comparison group of 30 people each, and were chosen at random using simple random sampling. A questionnaire was used, and experiential learning programs were used to study the data for 6 weeks. Descriptive statistics and Analytical statistics such as Paired samples t-test and independent samples t-test. The results showed that most of the experimental group were female, 60%, with an average age of 37.43 years. Family members were sick with dengue fever, 43.3 percent. Most of the comparison group were males, 53.3%, with an average age of 39.4 years. Family members had experienced dengue fever, 36.7%. The experimental group had average scores on perception and behavior for prevention of dengue fever. Higher than before receiving the experiential learning program (p-value < 0.05) and significantly higher than the comparison group (p-value < 0.05). The House Index, Container Index, Breteau Index decreased more than before and decreased more. The comparison group was statistically significant (p-value < 0.05).