Constructing of An Educational Program for Primary School Teachers Regarding Hepatitis A Control In Kirkuk Governorate
Background and aims: In most cases of a single child with a common childhood communicable disease, the only action necessary is to ensure that the infectious child stays away from school whilst infectious and to be vigilant for further cases developing. The study objected to evaluate an educationa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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College of Nursing,University of Mosul
2013-04-01
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Series: | مجلة الموصل للتمريض |
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Online Access: | https://mjn.mosuljournals.com/article_162912_4030b0fbd476455d7800e54d916aa51c.pdf |
Summary: | Background and aims: In most cases of a single child with a common childhood communicable disease,
the only action necessary is to ensure that the infectious child stays away from school whilst infectious
and to be vigilant for further cases developing. The study objected to evaluate an educational program for
primary school teachers about Hepatitis 'A' as one of the common childhood communicable disease in
Kirkuk governorate .
Materials and method: A Quasi-experimental study was carried out through the present study with
application of pre and post-tests approach. A probable (stratified) sample consist of (80) teachers who
participated voluntarily from (80) primary schools in Kirkuk governorate They were divided into two
equal groups of (40) teacher, one group was exposed to educational program (study group) , while the
second did not exposed to the program (control group). Data were analyzed using SPSS version-18.
Results: The results show that there are statistical significant differences in teachers' knowledge, attitudes
and practices regarding all topics of Hepatitis A in comparison of pre and post tests for study group.
Conclusion: The study show that there is good acquisition in teachers' knowledge, attitudes and practices
about Hepatitis A.
Keywords: Hepatitis ‘‘A’’, teachers, construct, knowledge, attitude. |
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ISSN: | 2311-8784 2663-0311 |