Effect of health educational program about plastic use hazards on knowledge, attitude and practice of preparatory school teachers | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 185-200 PDF (571.88 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.285655 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nahla Said Mahmoud1; Ebrahim Ali Kabbash2; Hend Reda Ali El-kest1 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University.Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University,Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Plastic materials were initially designed to improve our quality of life However, their unregulated usage has resulted in a variety of environmental and health problems due to a lack of knowledge about their fate in living beings and the ecosystem. This paper aimed to evaluate an effect of a health education program about plastic use hazards on knowledge, attitude and practice of preparatory school teachers. Methodology; quasi-experimental design was applied in the research; it was done in four Preparatory governmental schools that affiliated to the Ministry of Education in Egypt. A well-structured questionnaire was used in this study for data collection. Results; there was a statistically significant improvement in all items of knowledge, practice, and attitude regarding plastic usage and its hazards before and 3 months after educational intervention as p=0.001. Conclusion and recommendation; the educational intervention was successful in enhancing knowledge, practice, and attitude of the studied teachers toward the risks associated with plastic use. School health nurse should provide educational intervention in different schools to improve the information of teachers and students about the risks of plastic use. Imposing tax on plastic products by the government, especially with fewer microns and non- recyclable plastic products | ||
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