Publication: Health Literacy through Education: ADocument Analysis of Thailand’s Basic Health Education Curriculum
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Issued Date
2025
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Accepted Manuscript
Language
eng
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application/pdf
ISSN
2697-584X (Print)
2697-5866 (Online)
2697-5866 (Online)
Journal Title
Thai Journal of Public Health
Volume
55
Issue
3
Start Page
1403
End Page
1428
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open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
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Siriraj Health Science Education Excellence Center Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thai Journal of Public Health. Vol. 55, No. 3 (Sep - Dec 2025), 1403-1428
Suggested Citation
Supakit Boonanegpat, Punyapat Mapraphol Health Literacy through Education: ADocument Analysis of Thailand’s Basic Health Education Curriculum. Thai Journal of Public Health. Vol. 55, No. 3 (Sep - Dec 2025), 1403-1428. 1428. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/117860
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Health Literacy through Education: ADocument Analysis of Thailand’s Basic Health Education Curriculum
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Abstract
Health literacy plays a crucial role in fostering informed health decisions and improving health outcomes. This study explores the extent to which Thailand’s basic health education, mandated under the Basic Education Core Curriculum, promotes and aligns with health literacy domains and competencies at a systematic level. Document analysis was employed to systematically study curriculum materials, including curriculum elements, mapped indicators, and issued textbooks. The findings revealed a balanced focus on knowledge retention and application, an underrepresentation of skills to obtain health information, strengths and gaps in the cohesive progression of health literacy competencies, comprehensive coverage of health domains through application, and an overemphasis on health promotion at the expense of other health domains. The study highlights areas that should be reconsidered to incorporate evolving health knowledge and the rapid development of information technology. Implications for future research are discussed.