Factors Effecting health education

2. FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING IN HEALTH EDUCATION:
PREDISPOSING, ENABLING AND REINFORCING FACTORS
AND THEIR INFLUENCE IN HEALTH EDUCATION.
IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE BARRIERS IN YOUR LOCALITY
THAT YOU THINK COULD AFFECT EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION IN THE PROCESS OF PROMOTION OF
ORAL HYGIENE.

3. • Health education is a profession of educating people about health, whether
it’s environmental health, social, physical and mental health.
• So you must know it’s extremely important and no mistakes allowed.
• Following factors could effect Health education Positively or negatively
ENVIROMENTAL
FACTOR
PHYSICAL FACTOR
EMOTIONAL
FACTOR
TEACHERS FACTOR

4. ENVIROMENTAL
FACTOR
Natural Surroundings:
It covers the climatic and
atmospheric conditions.
Social Surroundings:
It includes insufficient
ventilation, improper
lighting,
noisy environment due to
use of radio, TV, etc.

5. PHYSICAL FACTOR
Is the student free from illness?
Are there changes in their body?
Do they eat nutritious foods?
Do they suffer from physical defects?

6. TEACHERS FACTOR
The teacher is an important constituent in
the instructional process.
The way of teaching and managing of the
students has an effect on their learning.

7. EMOTIONAL FACTOR
Is your student stressed?
Do they sleep well ?
You should know students
emotional status by their
behavior and looks..

9. • There are a lot of obstacles that could possibly interfere any health promotion not
only oral hygiene promotion.
• Our Somali community are oral society, we are not doers.
• People don’t take seriously about the hazards that can effect their health.
• Khat is major problem that has a tremendous impact on oral health negatively.
• Its very difficult to convince someone to stop eating khat because of oral hygiene.
• Tooth are not that important according to our people.