| Autor: |
PANOU, ELENI, SOUGLIS, ATHANASIOS, ZACHOS, DIMITRIOS, SOTIROPOULOS, ARISTOMENIS, HATZIHARISTOS, DIMITRIOS |
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Journal of Physical Education & Sport; 2013, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p570-577, 8p |
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Elementary school students' knowledge on various health matters is of high importance in order to prevent the appearance of various diseases. The influenza appears mainly to school children and is a disease, the frequency of which could be greatly decreased with the appropriate education and application of effective personal care. This study focuses on whether the elementary school students' knowledge on the influenza has been improved or not after the implementation of an educational programme. In addition, the role of certain demographic features regarding elementary school students' knowledge before the implementation of the educational programme is also analysed. The sample consisted of 116 elementary school students between 8 and 13 years old attending primary education schools in the Prefecture of Attica. Response rate was 100%, the average rate of correct answers before the implementation of the educational programme was 73.1% (±15), whereas afterwards correct answers' rate was 88.4% (±12), presenting a statistically important increase (p<0,001), a fact that demonstrates the efficiency of the educational programme. Moreover, it was noticed that the most informed students were those that had already discussed about the influenza with their teachers (p=0.006), with their family/friendly environment (p=0.002), students of Greek origin (p=0.05) and children of older age (p=0.02). This study is a primary step regarding the efficiency of educational programmes in relation to elementary school students' knowledge on health matters. The essential improvement of students' knowledge demonstrates the necessity for the implementation of appropriate educational programmes in elementary schools in order for the knowledge of elementary school students to be increased and their state of health to be improved. Personal care measures and health education are the basic conditions for the decrease in the frequency of various diseases, such as the influenza; in particular regarding elementary school students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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