Assessment of Primary School Students knowledge, practice and health beliefs regarding Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 58-75 PDF (600.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2022.135145.1014 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sahar Sayed Abd El Ghafar* | ||
| Community Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing Beni suef university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most widespread nutritional deficiency and accounts for almost one half of anemia cases. Aim: this study aims to assess primary school student's knowledge, practice and health beliefs regarding Iron Deficiency Anemia. Study design: Descriptive study was applied to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at three mixed primary schools were selected randomly in Beni suef governorate. Sample: A multi stage random sample technique of 300 students was used for selection of the primary school students. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection tool I socio demographic data of students and their parents, students knowledge and reported practice related to iron deficiency anemia. Tool II Health beliefs of primary school students regarding Iron deficiency anemia. Results: 40 % of primary school students had poor total knowledge scores about Iron deficiency anemia. 77 % of them had unsatisfactory total reported practice scores related to iron deficiency anemia. As well as 67.7 % of them had negative total health beliefs toward iron deficiency anemia. There were a statistically relation between students, their parents characteristics and students total knowledge scores, reported practice scores and health beliefs scores. Conclusion: The current study concludes that, more than one third of studied students had poor total knowledge scores about iron deficiency anemia. Recommendations: Implement an educational program to parent about the importance of prevention of iron deficiency anemia | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Iron deficiency anemia; Primary school students; and Health beliefs | ||
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