Miracle Get Journal
Vol 1 No 4 (2024): November, 2024

Case Study of the Role of Health Education in Raising Public Awareness of the Importance of Preventing Infectious Diseases

Yunita Kristina (Unknown)
Eni Efanti (Unknown)
Fauziah Botutihe (Unknown)
Ari Pebru Nurlaily (Unknown)
Putri Erlyn (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Nov 2024

Abstract

One of the main factors leading to the high incidence of infectious diseases is the low knowledge and preventive behaviour among the community (Alodokter, 2018; Hellosehat Kemenkes, 2022). This study aims to examine the role of health education in increasing public awareness of the importance of infectious disease prevention, and to analyse the effectiveness of educational methods used in various health programmes. This research uses a case study method with a qualitative approach. Case studies were chosen because they allow researchers to explore in depth the phenomenon of the role of health education in increasing community awareness of the importance of preventing infectious diseases (Ismadi, 2023). The focus of this study was to holistically understand health education interventions in a particular community and their impact on behaviour change and community awareness From the results shown in Table 1, the attitudes of subjects I and II before being given health counselling related to infectious diseases were in the less category with a percentage of 60%. Table 2 shows that after being given health counselling to improve family attitudes in preventing infectious diseases in adolescents. Subject I where the pre-test results were 60% and post-test results were 90%. The importance of health education in preventive interventions, which has a tangible impact on behaviour change and reduced risk of disease transmission.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

miracle

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

Miracle Get Journal is an open access and peer-reviewed journal. It refers to the word "MIRACLE" which stands for Manager, Innovator, Researcher, Apprenticer, Communitarian, Leader, and Educator. These components have important roles and functions required in the field of Public Health. Through ...