Quality of School Health Services and Healthy School Environment in some Settings in Egypt | ||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||
| Article 10, Volume 32, Issue 3, July 2002, Pages 553-568 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.209856 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Maha I. Khalifa1; Howayda S. Abdel Hameed2 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor at Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufya University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer at Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University in Banha, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| High quality of school health services is one of the most important building blocks of the health care system. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess the quality of school health services and healthy school environment in some urban and rural areas. The study utilized a descriptive design that was applied in some urban and rural areas. Urban areas included schools in Cairo, Damanhoor and Banha. In rural areas, schools in El Giza, and Banha such as Warwara, Zamgara, Kafr Batta, Moshtohor and Daniello were included. The sample included 102 schools. Number of schools that were studied in urban areas was 72, while 30 schools were evaluated in rural areas. Three tools were designed by researchers for data collection. First tool included characteristics of schools. Second tool included assessment of quality of school health services. Third tool was used to assess healthy school environment. The study reflected that quality of school health services and healthy school environment were higher at private schools than governmental schools. It was concluded that quality of school health services and healthy school environment was higher at private than that at governmental schools. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| School Health Services; Healthy School Environment; Settings in Egypt | ||
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