CROWTHER JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

The study examined the influence of creative approaches in health education on empowering individuals in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 2,521 health practitioners in Anambra State. The sample of 252 health practitioners was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was use for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was titled: Influence of Creative Approaches in Health Education on Empowering Individuals Questionnaire (ICAHEEIQ). The instrument has a total of 24-items which was structured on a 5-point rating scale of Very High Extent (VHE), High Extent (HE), Moderate Extent (ME), Low Extent (LE) and Very Low Extent (VLE). The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts. The application of the Cronbach Alpha reliability method on the data collected from the pilot study yielded an overall reliability coefficient of 0.78. Simple linear regression analysis was used for the study. The study revealed that behavioral and educational approach in health education has a positive and significant influence on empowering individuals in Anambra State to a very low extent while social or societal change approach in health education positively and significantly influence individuals’ empowerment in Anambra State to a moderate extent. The study concluded that creative approaches in health education have positive and significant influence on individuals’ empowering in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others that the applications and practices of various creative approaches in health education should be improved in order to close the loopholes and negative healthy lifestyles of individuals in Anambra State.

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