PERCIEVED IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS OF EZILLO COMMUNITY IN ISHIELU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study sought to determine the perceived impact of health education on community health awareness among residents of Ezillo community in Ishielu local government of Ebonyi State. The variables studied were health promotion, preventive measures, treatment of disorder awareness. The study adopted three specific purposes and three research questions based on the variables to guide the investigation. The design was descriptive survey design and the 399 respondents were sampled through the use of multi-stage sampling method the strata stratification and convenience sampling techniques, data were generated using structured questionnaire. The result were analyzed using mean 2.5 as criterion mean. The study found that health education enhanced health promotion awareness by encouraging eating healthy diet, ( 3.45) positive changes in behaviour, ( 3.13) avoidance of drugs, ( 3.17) safe sex promotion. Findings also shows that health education enhanced preventive measures and treatment disorde...