Preventive Health Measures of Coronavirus Disease for Female School Students at Makkah Al-Mukarramah | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 5, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 66-89 PDF (727.88 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.223538 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanan Ibrahim Ahmed1; Sahar Mahmoud Zaki2 | ||
| 1Community Health Nursing, Departement, Faculty of Nursing, Ain-Shams University | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Departement, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Coronavirus are a large family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans. Preventive health measures include a variety of interventions that can be undertaken to prevent or delay the occurrence of disease. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect preventive health measures of Coronavirus disease program for female school students. Research design: Quasi-experimental study design. Setting: The study was conducted at 15 intermediate (preparatory) female schools from all different 5 educational directorates at Makkah Al Mukarramah City. Sampling: Multistage sampling random technique was used and including 1100 students. Tools: 1) self administrated questionnaire to collect socio-demographic data of the studied students and assess their knowledge towards Coronavirus. 2) An observational checklists of human infection control measures (hand washing) and reported practices focused on student's practices as they reported preventive measures and control infection. Results: The study showed that, statistically significant differences (indicating improvement) were found between study sample's total knowledge scores and their total practice scores (Hand Washing) before and after application of the preventive health measures program of Coronavirus disease (X2 = 4.9 & 13.7 at P = 0.05 & 0.001 consecutively). Conclusion: The current study concluded that, the students in the study sample had satisfactory knowledge and practices regarding Coronavirus after application of Coronavirus preventive health program, where there were statistically significant differences between students' knowledge and their practices. Recommendations: Application of the current Coronavirus preventive health program for school students at Makkah Al-Mukaramah, and further studies are recommended on all categories concerning the importance of respiratory tract infectious diseases prevention and treatment | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coronavirus; Preventive Health Measures | ||
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