Effect of Whats App Reminder Teaching Program regarding Prevention of Child Abuse on Primary School Teachers' Knowledge | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 343-354 PDF (635.87 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230018 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Maha Moussa Mohamed Moussa1; Heba Ali Hamed Mohamed2; Omima Mostafa Abd Elzaher Mohamed3; Mona Adel Soliman Attia4; Fatma El Emam Hafeze Elemam5 | ||||
| 1Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Associate Professor, Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| 5Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| There's more to child abuse than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse is alarming because of the scars it leaves, not all forms of child abuse are. Child abuse includes ignoring a youngster's needs, placing them in unsupervised, risky circumstances, or making a child feel worthless. Aim: To evaluate the effect of the Whats App reminder teaching program regarding the prevention of child abuse on primary school teachers' knowledge. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental group pre-test post-test research design was utilized to achieve this study aim. Setting: The study was conducted in two primary schools in Mansoura City in October 2021. Subjects: A convenient sample of 100 teachers was included in the study from the previously mentioned setting. Tools for data collection: It included: Tool I: Structured interviewing questionnaire which consisted of two parts; Part I: Demographic data of the teachers and Part II: Teachers' knowledge regarding child abuse and its prevention. Results: The study results revealed that the majority of teachers had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding child abuse and its prevention. There were statistically significant differences with improvement in the knowledge level pre-and post- WhatsApp reminder teaching program regarding child abuse and its prevention. Conclusion: There was a satisfactory level of knowledge post-Whats App reminder teaching program among primary school teachers. The study results revealed that the Whats App reminder teaching program regarding child abuse and its prevention was effective in improving the knowledge among primary school teachers. Recommendations: Frequently Whats App reminder teaching program should be conducted for primary school teachers regarding the prevention of child abuse | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Child abuse; Prevention; Primary school teachers; Whats App reminder teaching program | ||||
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