Al-Sowielem L S
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2001 Jan;8(1):27-31.
Health Education (HE) is vital to each of the seven other central ele-ments of Public Health Care (PHC). HE must be carefully planned and implemented. A crucial part of HE is planning, production and placement of effective HE posters.
Assess the quality of health education posters in Al-Khobar PHC centers.
A cross-sectional study of a sample of 138 HE posters in three PHC centers in Al-Khobar was conducted. The quality of posters in relation to set criteria was measured using a data sheet and scoring system developed by the investigator.
The health education subjects displayed were among the common health problems in Saudi Arabia in 134 (97.1 %) of the posters.More than one-third (34.8%) had been displayed for more than one year. In 74 (53.6%) of the posters, the source of scientific information was unknown. The assessment showed that 109 (79%) posters were of optimal quality.
The study showed that the health education posters in PHC centers in Al-Khobar were relatively satisfactory, though they did not fulfill some of the required criteria. Health education posters should be included in the assessment of health education programs in primary health care centers.
健康教育对公共卫生保健(PHC)的其他七个核心要素中的每一个都至关重要。必须精心规划和实施健康教育。健康教育的一个关键部分是有效健康教育海报的策划、制作和张贴。
评估胡拜尔初级卫生保健中心健康教育海报的质量。
对胡拜尔三个初级卫生保健中心的138份健康教育海报样本进行了横断面研究。使用研究者制定的数据表和评分系统,根据既定标准对海报质量进行评估。
在134份(97.1%)海报中展示的健康教育主题是沙特阿拉伯常见的健康问题。超过三分之一(34.8%)的海报展示时间超过一年。在74份(53.6%)海报中,科学信息来源不明。评估显示,109份(79%)海报质量最佳。
研究表明,胡拜尔初级卫生保健中心的健康教育海报相对令人满意,尽管它们未满足一些要求标准。健康教育海报应纳入初级卫生保健中心健康教育项目的评估中。