Efficacy of Educational Intervention on Preventive Behavior against Head Lice Infestation in Girl School Students
| Autor: | Samira Daneshvar, Ali Ashraf Aivazi, Zienab Ghazanfari, Mohamad Mehdi Naghizadeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Public health media_common.quotation_subject Health Informatics medicine.disease Checklist Education Family medicine Intervention (counseling) medicine Health belief model Health education Girl Psychology Head lice infestation Preventive behavior media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Education and Community Health. 8:215-221 |
| ISSN: | 2383-2312 2383-2150 |
| Popis: | AimsDespite progress in health and medical education, a head lice infestation is a common public health problem, the most prevalent problem in elementary school children. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the educational intervention on adopting preventive behavior against head lice infestation among girl elementary school students.Materials & MethodsThis study was semi-experimental research on elementary school girls in Eyvan, Ilam, Iran, in 2018. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and checklist behavior. Two girlschr('39') elementary schools were randomly selected from public elementary schools and randomly allocated to the intervention (N=95) and control (N=62) groups. The educational intervention was designed and implemented based on the health belief model in five 30-minutes sessions for the intervention group. One month after the intervention, the students in both groups were evaluated. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software via T-test, Chi-square, correlation, and regression.FindingsThe results revealed significant differences in scores of knowledge, HBM constructs, and preventive behaviors in the intervention group after the intervention compared to before the intervention (p |
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