Authors : Matthias U. Agboeze, Michael O. Ugwueze, Maryrose N. Agboeze and Vincent N. Agbogo
Abstract: Quality family health is the condition in which family members are able to effectively carry out their duties or responsibilities in the society. Health education programme help individual members of a family to improve household hygiene so as to achieve quality family health. The objective of this study was to assess the extent adult education programmes could promote quality family health in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The 288 respondents from the 3 Adult Education Centers and 1 College of Education in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state were used for the study. The study was guided (2) research questions. The data collected from the research questions were analyzed using mean score. Instrument for data collection: A 14 item questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to establish the reliability before administrating the instrument to the respondents. Reliability co-efficient of 0.85 was obtained. The findings, among others were that health education could improve household hygiene for achieving quality family health byimproves the skill of family members on water purification processes such as chlorination. Adult education programme such as health education have the potential to improve the household hygiene of various families in the society; enabling them to enjoy good drinking water and clean environment which is necessary for achieving quality family health.
Matthias U. Agboeze, Michael O. Ugwueze, Maryrose N. Agboeze and Vincent N. Agbogo, 2020. Promoting Quality Family Health Through Adult Education Programme in Udenu, Enugu State. Agricultural Journal, 15: 112-117.