The Effectiveness of an Awareness and Recognition Program for Signs of Violent Behavior in Drug-Addicted Patients in the Community among Village Health Volunteers in Mueang District, Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

        The objectives of this study were to 1) comparison of knowledge about signs of violent behavior in drug-addicted patients in the community among village health volunteers between the experimental group and the control group before and after receiving the program, 2) comparison of awareness of signs of violent behavior in drug-addicted patients in the community among village health volunteers between the experimental group and the control group before and after receiving the program, and 3) comparison of the perception of signals indicating violent behavior in drug-addicted patients in the community by village health volunteers between the experimental group and the control group before and after receiving the program. The applying of theoretical frameworks related to awareness and perception. The methodology is a quasi-experimental research design with two-group measurements. The population is the first-time pregnant women who gave birth by cesarean section. The population consists of 215 village volunteers. The sample size was determined using the G*Power software,  resulting in a sample of 51 individuals, and control group of 51 individuals, selected through purposive sampling. The instruments employed in this study included a knowledge assessment test and a questionnaire. The index of content validity was .72. The difficulty and discrimination indices were .42 and .69, respectively. The reliability coefficient of the entire instrument was .794. Statistics used for the data analysis include percentage, mean and standard deviation, and t-test statistics.
        The results of the study found that: After receiving the program, the experimental group had a significantly higher average score in knowledge about warning signs of violent behavior, warning signs of violent behavior in drug-addicted and in perception of violent behavior than the control group at the .01 level of statistical significance.