Health Literacy through Education: A Document Analysis of Thailand’s Basic Health Education Curriculum
Issued Date
2025-09-01
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2697584X
eISSN
26975866
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105029572283
Journal Title
Thai Journal of Public Health
Volume
55
Issue
3
Start Page
1043
End Page
1068
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Thai Journal of Public Health Vol.55 No.3 (2025) , 1043-1068
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Boonanegpat S., Mapraphol P. Health Literacy through Education: A Document Analysis of Thailand’s Basic Health Education Curriculum. Thai Journal of Public Health Vol.55 No.3 (2025) , 1043-1068. 1068. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/115047
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Health Literacy through Education: A Document 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.