Effectiveness of "Hand Hygiene Fun Month" for Kindergarten Children: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.

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Tytuł:: Effectiveness of "Hand Hygiene Fun Month" for Kindergarten Children: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.
Autorzy:: Suen LKP; Squina International Centre for Infection Control, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Cheung JPL; Squina International Centre for Infection Control, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Źródło:: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2020 Oct 04; Vol. 17 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 04.
Typ publikacji:: Journal Article
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
MeSH Terms:: Hand Disinfection*
Hand Hygiene*
Health Education*
Health Promotion/*methods
Students/*psychology
Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Male ; Schools
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Contributed Indexing:: Keywords: education; hand hygiene; kindergarten; pre-school; quasi-experimental
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20201006 Date Completed: 20201130 Latest Revision: 20201130
Update Code:: 20240105
PubMed Central ID:: PMC7579510
DOI:: 10.3390/ijerph17197264
PMID:: 33020447
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Early childhood is a formative period during which healthy habits are developed, including proper hand hygiene practices. The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effectiveness of a 4-week series of educational sessions that consider the cognitive developmental stage of children on increasing their knowledge and promoting hand hygiene practices. The intervention group ( n = 33) observed the hand hygiene program, whereas another group served as the waitlist control ( n = 20). Creative activities were planned for the illustration of hand hygiene concepts in terms of "right moments", "right steps", and "right duration". Hand sanitizer coverage was evaluated using a hand scanner. After the intervention, the experimental group had higher knowledge level toward hand hygiene than the control group ( p < 0.001). Significant improvements in hand hygiene performance at the left palm and dorsum ( p < 0.05), right palm ( p < 0.05), and overall hand coverage ( p < 0.05) were observed in the experimental group. The study demonstrated that the knowledge and proper hand hygiene (HH) practice of children can be positively influenced by the use of an age-appropriate education program. The results of this study have implications for school health educators and parents for promoting HH practices among children at home and at the school level.

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