Naslov
The clean hands school - health promotion

Autori
Vasiljev Marchesi, Vanja ; Bilajac, Lovorka ; Stevanović, Ranko ; Rukavina, Tomislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
ICUH Abstract book Manchester / - Manchester, 2014

Skup
The 11th International Conference on Urban Health

Mjesto i datum
Manchester, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 04.03.2014. - 07.03.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
preschool and school children; hand washing; workshops; health promotion

Sažetak
Aim: The aim of this study was to educate preschool and school children of the importance of proper hand washing practice. It is the cheapest way of reducing infections associated with transmission by unwashed hand such as viral diarrheal diseases, hepatitis A, parasitic infections, some respiratory infections, etc. Design: In practical workshop for the preschool children cinnamon and oil to imitate the dirt and microorganism were used. Throughout the game, the children were familiarized with the scheme of appropriate hand washing. The appropriate time was interpreted with a short song they were able to learn and sing during the hand washing. With the picture book the children was shown the important moments of hand washing. For the education of school children a commercial kit Glo Germ (Hygienic solutions, UK) which consists of lotion based simulated germs which glows under UV light was used. To get an idea of pupils' knowledge of hygiene a short and simple questionnaire was used. Settings: The workshops took place in kindergarten and primary school in Rijeka, Croatia. Participants: In the pilot programme of health promotion 77 of preschool children, age 3 to 6 years old, were included during 2012 and 2013. In the school settings 35 pupils were included in the programme during 2012. The group consisted of 14 boys and 21 girls of fourth grade primary school. Results: In the preschool group the children showed a huge interest as well as the childcare workers. Through the workshop the children concluded that for the removal of cinnamon and oil they need soap and warm water and minimum of 15 seconds. The most common unwashed place of hand was thumb and hangnails. The children continuated to practice the singing with hand washing and with the effort of our students the health promotion programme is still going on. According to questionnaire, school children acquired the basic knowledge of appropriate hand washing in their home settings. The main problem of appropriate hand washing practice in the school settings was the lack of soap, paper towels and warm water. During the practical work the children realized that all of them are washing hand superficially and the common unwashed place of hand is the thumb and hangnails which were seen under the UV lamp. Conclusions: Appropriate hand washing practice in the early age is most powerful and cheapest method of the reduction of usual infectious diseases. The basic education should start at home but should continue during the entire educational path. The most concerning was the fact that in the school setting the pupils do not have warm water, soap and paper towels. This kind of workshops regarding the simplicity and price should be implemented in the curriculum from the kindergarten.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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