Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Prioritizing the health education needs based on community participation: AHP method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Masoumeh Hashemian
. Fatemeh Ghardashi 1
. A.R Izadi 2
. Roya Akbarzadeh 1

1 Department of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Paramedical, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

2 Social Security Organization, Iran

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The identification of health education needs through the community results
in targeted services and health promotion. Prioritizing these needs, in addition to identifying the
desired health system based on the needs of the community, is required for the optimal allocation
of resources. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim prioritizing the health educational
needs of Sabzevar‑Iran community.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a two‑step mix study. In the first stage, the qualitative
method of the main themes of health educational needs of Sabzevar society was determined. Then,
the questionnaire was prepared by a paired scale (36 questions) and quantitative method was used
to prioritize the main themes with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) software. The random sampling
method was used in this study and data analysis was performed using Expert Choice software using
AHP method.
RESULTS: Social problems with 0.206, contagious diseases with 0.205, nutrition with 0.161, and
public health with 0.132 were in the first to fourth grades of health educational needs in Sabzevar city
and environmental health, health management, noncontagion diseases, elderly, and occupational
health were in the fifth to ninth grades. The consistency index in this study was 0.08, although the
adjustment index is <0.1 good and acceptable.
CONCLUSION: Social problems are the first priority of Sabzevar society, which require appropriate
training.


Keywords

Community‑based participatory model
educational needs
health
prioritize
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 9, Issue 6
June 2019
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