Women's participation in community health education: an empirical study.
This study identifies reasons for participation in community health education and determines if selected sociodemographic variables correlate with reasons for participation. The subjects were women (N = 400) who had attended hospital-based health education programs in a midwest urban area. An instrument was developed containing 36 items describing the concept "reasons for participation." Factor analysis revealed six interpretable factors: social acceptance, professional/personal advancement, personal insight, personal satisfaction, fulfillment of responsibilities, and self-enrichment. Age, marital status, occupation, number of children, educational attainment, and family income correlated with three of the six factors.
Carle Clinic Association, Urbana, IL.
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D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000592:standards; D004494:Education Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009042:Motivation; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires