2
INTRODUCTION
 Education as a viable intervention for the maintenance 
of health and the prevention of disease has received 
increasing attention in the last decade.Health 
Education as applied to health and disease issues is 
defined as "A process with intellectual, psychological, and 
social dimensions relating to activities which increase the 
abilities of people to make informed decisions affecting 
their personal, family, and community well-being. This 
process, based on scientific principles facilitates learning 
and behavioral change in both health personnel and 
consumers, including children and youth,"