EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS - HEALTH EDUCATION OF HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE PREVENTION FOR HEALTH WORKERS IN 4 COMMUNES OF DAI TU DISTRICT, THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE 2018
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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve communication skills - health education of HFM prevention for health workers in 4 communes of Daitu district in Thai Nguyen. Methods: The interventional study design was applied in this study. All of healthcare staffs and health workers in 4 communes of Daitu districts were recruited in this study. Results: Intervention effectiveness of health workers: in terms of knowledge, attitude, and practice, respectively 0.1%; 28.5% and 34.4%; on counseling, talking about health 37.8%, and 41.6%, respectively. Conclusions: To effectively prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, it is necessary to improve health communication and education for health workers at commune level. In which, it is necessary to focus on building programs to update knowledge and skills to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease suitable for each audience to maximize the participation of the community
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health workers, Health education, Prevention, Hand, foot and mouth disease
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