  Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a health
education-based training program in enhancing the level of health empowerment
among refugees in Jordan. Health empowerment is a key component to promote
health as it enables individuals to control and manage their health outcomes
and improve them. Refugees are a vulnerable population group with limited
access to healthcare.
  Methodology: The study sample consisted of 38 refugees in Irbid governorate,
Jordan, who were conveniently selected in coordination with some organizations
working in the field of asylum in the governorate. They were randomly divided
into two groups: an experimental group (n = 19) that received the health
education training program, and a control group (n = 19) that did not receive
any health education training. The Health Empowerment Scale (HES), a validated
tool, was used to collect data from both groups in the pre and post-tests, and
a follow-up test was conducted for members of the experimental group only.
Results: The results showed a statistically significant increase in the health
empowerment scores for the experimental group that received the training
program compared to the control group. The mean of the pre-test for the
experimental group was (1.97 - 0.27), and for the control group, it was (1.84 -
0.21). The post-test mean for the experimental group became (3.88 - 0.13),
while for the control group, it was (1.85 - 0.20). The follow-up test also
demonstrated that the enhanced health empowerment levels were maintained in the
experimental group, with no significant difference between the post-test and
follow-up scores, indicating the effectiveness of the health education training
program in enhancing health empowerment for refugees in Jordan.
