Enhancement of Hand Hygiene and Face Mask Use during COVID-19 Pandemic among K-12 Schools’ Teachers

Faculty Medicine Year: 2022
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Journal: المجلة المصرية لطب المجتمع المجلة المصرية لطب المجتمع Volume:
Keywords : Enhancement , Hand Hygiene , Face Mask , during    
Abstract:
Background: Teachers can play role models in following COVID-19 preventive measures and can act as supervisors ensuring students application of these measures. The practice of hand hygiene and mask use should be correct to achieve the desired effect. Objective: To assess the effect of health education intervention on Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices (KAP) of K-12 schools’ teachers as regards hand hygiene and mask use. Methods: Interventional study was conducted from March 2021 to July 2021 on 98 teachers from K-12 schools in Zagazig city, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Participants were given health education intervention including practical training and eliminating barriers to hand hygiene and mask use. The effect of intervention was assessed through KAP questionnaire and observation checklist. Result: Following intervention, the percent of participants who achieved satisfactory knowledge, positive attitude, satisfactory self-reported and observed practices related to hand hygiene had increased from 33.7%, 34.7%, 29.6% and 32.6% to 67.4%, 84.7%, 72.4 and 76.5% respectively and that related to face mask use had increased from 29.6%, 46.9%, 37.7% and 28.6% to 78.6%, 85.7%,72.5% and 69.4% respectively, most barriers to hand hygiene and face mask use had significantly decreased. Despite positive correlation between post intervention knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hand hygiene and mask use, there were insignificant associations between them and all participants characteristics except association of satisfactory observed practices with gender, marital state, and social class. Conclusion: Health education intervention was effective in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hand hygiene and mask use among K-12 schools’ teachers.
   
     
 
       

Author Related Publications

  • Marwa Bayoumi Awad Allah Muhammad, "Exertional heat illness: knowledge and behavior among construction workers", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 More
  • Marwa Bayoumi Awad Allah Muhammad, "woman empowerment and contraceptive knowledge, practice among women attending family planning clinic in Zagazig University Hospital", الجمعية المصرية لطب المجتمع, 2014 More
  • Marwa Bayoumi Awad Allah Muhammad, "Physical Activity and Exercise Behavior among Preadolescents:Application of Transtheoretical Model", بمجلة أبحاث العلوم التطبيقية, 2015 More
  • Marwa Bayoumi Awad Allah Muhammad, "Effect of Health Education Intervention on improving compliance to treatment among hypertensive patients: Application of Health Belief Model", الجمعية المصرية لطب المجتمع, 2017 More
  • Marwa Bayoumi Awad Allah Muhammad, "Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety and stress among zagazig university students", كلية الطب جامعة القاهرة, 2016 More

Department Related Publications

  • Marwa Mohamed Ahmed Adly Zalatt, "Computer vision syndrome, visual ergonomics and amelioration among staff members in a Saudi medical college", Taylor & Francis & Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOPPIB), 2021 More
  • Eman Alsehat Elsayed Oraby, "Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Coping Strategies among Adults with Chronic Diseases Attending Zagazig University Hospitals", Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 2023 More
  • Amira Alsayed Abdelsalam, "Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses: Perception and Practice of Primary Health Care Physicians at Zagazig District, Egypt", medical journal of Cairo University, 2016 More
  • Honey Mohammad Amin Bakrr, "Effectiveness of community based health education intervention about safe motherhood among pregnant females in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt", الجمعيه المصريه لطب المجتمع, 2015 More
  • Eman Mohamed Mortada, "Evaluation of a hepatitis B virus protection intervention among interns at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt", Elsevier, 2020 More
Tweet