Scheduled for RCB Student Poster Session, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM, Convention Center: Exhibit Hall Poster Area II


Intent to Advocate Before and After Advocacy Training

Audrey McCrary-Quarles, Southern Illinois Univ-Carbond, Carbondale, IL, Michele Pettit, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL and Fahmida Rahman, Carbondale, IL

Advocacy is an important aspect of health education. One of the key responsibilities of a health educator is to advocate for health-related issues at local, state, and federal levels. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an advocacy training workshop sponsored by an Eta Sigma Gamma chapter affiliated with a large university in the Midwest. The theory of planned behavior was utilized as a framework for assessing participants' intentions to participate in advocacy. Fifty-five participants completed pre- and post-test surveys to assess their attitudes, subjective norms, levels of perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions relative to advocacy. Pre-tests were completed by participants prior to the workshop. Approximately five months after the workshop, post-tests will be emailed to participants for completion. Dependent t-tests will be used to compare pre- and post-test results. Outcomes of this study will be finalized by March 1, 2005 pending post-test results.

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