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Actual knowledge, perceived knowledge and interest in selected health areas of Southeastern Louisiana University freshman, 1985
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Harris, Peggy Ann Wax |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Abstract | The p u r p o s e o f t h e s t u d y was t o e v a l u a t e t h e h e a l t h kn owl e dg e o f e n t e r i n g c o l l e g e f r e s h m e n f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f a d a p t i n g h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n a t t h e c o l l e g e a n d s e c o n d a r y l e v e l . The p o p u l a t i o n f o r t h e s t u d y c o n s i s t e d o f member s o f t h e f r e s h m e n c l a s s a t S o u t h e a s t e r n L o u i s i a n a U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e f a l l o f 1 985 . A t h i r t y f i v e p e r c e n t s a m p l e was a c h i e v e d by a d m i n i s t e r i n g t h e r e s e a r c h q u e s t i o n n a i r e i n a g r o u p s e t t i n g . The q u e s t i o n n a i r e was b u i l t a r o u n d d e t e r m i n i n g a c t u a l a n d p e r c e i v e d k n o w l e d g e a n d i n t e r e s t i n a c q u i r i n g mor e knowl edge i n s i x a r e a s o f h e a l t h . N u l l h y p o t h e s e s o f r e l a t i o n s h i p s a mong t h e t h r e e k n o wl e dge d i m e n s i o n s wer e t e s t e d by t h e P e a r s o n P r o d u c t Moment C o r r e l a t i o n p r o c e d u r e . A d d i t i o n a l n u l l h y p o t h e s e s o f d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e s e s a me k n o w l e d g e d i m e n s i o n s w e r e t e s t e d by d e m o g r a p h i c a nd e d u c a t i o n a l v a r i a b l e s u s i n g a n a l y s i s o f v a r i a n c e . R e s p o n d e n t s had some k n o wl e d g e o f h e a l t h a s e v i d e n c e d by k n o w l e d g e t e s t s c o r e s m o s t k n o w l e d g e o f p e r s o n a l h e a l t h , l e a s t knowl edge o f c h r o n i c d i s e a s e s . I n t e r e s t i n a c q u i r i n g mor e k n o w l e d g e o f a l l h e a l t h a r e a s was f a v o r a b l e . G r e a t e s t i n t e r e s t was s h o w n i n c h r o n i c d i s e a s e s and m e n t a l h e a l t h . |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
