Training of Primary School Teachers on Health and its Effect In School Health Education.
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1994-05
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Addis Abeba Universty
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A retrospective- cohort study was carried out in northeastern Ethiopia to assess the impact of health training of primary school teachers on health knowledge and practice of their students with regard to personal hygiene and the environmental health conditions of the schools .The required information to assess knowledge was collected using il pretended questionnaire Observation formats were developed to assess the hygienic status of the students and environmental health situations of the schools. Focus group discussions "ere conducted with the trained teachers on 110" to Improve the school health education activities. Data analysis was carried out us i ng EPI-INFO version 5 and SAS computer statistical packages. The results showed improvement in the total mean knowledge score of teachers who recei\'ed training compared to the control groups If-stat. 3.4-. P:0.041 . Though the difference was not statistically significate. Students of the trained leachers also showed a higher mean knowledge score compared to both control -1 and control-2 groups P : <0.001. The mean hygienic score of' students of the trained teachers was found to be higher compare to the students in the comparison group ( P : <0.001). The environmental health status of the schools with trained teachers was better than the Schools without trained teachers. The stud)" I~i.ls deJ!lonstrated the po~iti\re ilnpact tll[lt training school teachers h,tn" in impro\'ing the health kno\l'leJge and practice of the sehae)l communi t.,. RecomJTI(;ndation'S arc gi\en regarding further training of school teachers in health alollg \l'ith the improvement of "choal sanitar, facilities alla the inclusion of health education in primary school curriculum.
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Training ,School Teachers ,Health Education