Effect of Educational Program on Teachers’ Awareness Related COVID-19 Pandemic in Beni Suef City | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 15-27 PDF (615.53 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.194511 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Laila Aawdin Ali Hassan1; Gamalat Mustafa Abd El-Ghany2 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, BeniSuef University | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: During epidemics and epidemics, the gap in knowledge about an emerging disease can create chaos and panic among the public. Appropriate information distribution can not only guide society through such events but can also increase preparedness for epidemics that may occur in the future. Aim of the study: To assess the effect of educational program on teachers’ awareness related covid-19 pandemic. Research design: A quasi experimental design was utilized in August to December 2020. Setting: El Shorouk Language School in the new city of Beni Suef. Subject: Convenient sample was selected all teachers at previous mentioned setting (75 teachers). Tools of data collection: Researchers used three tools as 1st tool predesigned questionnaire include (personal characteristics, knowledge, reported practice and beliefs) Results: Total satisfactory knowledge score of teachers’ regarding COVID-19 before the educational program implementation was 20%, compared with 69.3% after the implementation and total satisfactory practice score of teachers’ regarding COVID-19 before the educational program implementation was 28%, compared with 85.3% after the implementation, with high statistically significant differences at p = 0.01. The total negative belief score of teachers’ regarding COVID-19 before the educational program implementation was 74.7%, compared with 37.3% after the implementation with a highly statistically significant difference at p = 0.01. Conclusions: Educational program effectively improve teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendation: Recommended to investigate the relationship between the level of awareness and the psychological health status of teachers. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Education; Teachers’ awareness; COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
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