Corona-virus pandemic disease 2019 which called “COVID-19” considered an emerging respiratory disease and highly infectious that is caused by corona-virus and was detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Corona-virus has affected educational systems worldwide and leading to the total closures of schools, universities, and colleges, in the middle of March 2020. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of a structured teaching program regarding COVID -19 on knowledge, attitudes, and practices among secondary school students. A pre/post quasi-experimental design was adopted. 260 students were selected from two secondary schools at Sohag City using a multi-stage sample. A self-administered questionnaire and health education Arabic handout was prepared by the researches. There was a statistically significant difference between secondary student's knowledge attitudes, and practices pre and post- structured teaching program implementation. A structured teaching program is effective in improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices among secondary school students regarding COVID -19.
Background: Coronavirus pandemic disease 2019 is considered an emerging disease that is highly infectious, caused by coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan city, China. Corona virus affected educational process all over the world and led to the schools closures, universities, and colleges, within the middle of March 2020. Aim: Evaluate the effect of educational intervention on secondary school students' knowledge, practical knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19. Methods: quasi-experimental design was adopted. Purposive sample of 260 students were selected at secondary school students in Sohag City from 20 April to 2 May 2020. The tools utilized in this study consisted of a self-administered questionnaire that contained four parts to assess secondary school students' demographics, knowledge regarding COVID-19, the attitudes toward COVID-19 and reported practice regarding COVID-19 and health education Arabic booklet. The questionnaire was designed using Google forms regarding the COVID-19, and the link of the survey was presented to the respondents via Facebook and WhatsApp groups. Results: A significant difference was found between secondary students' knowledge attitudes, and practices pre and post intervention. Most of students had a poor pretest knowledge and attitude level, which improved after intervention. More than half of them had poor pretest practice levels which improved after educational intervention implementation. Conclusion: It concluded that secondary students' knowledge, attitude, and reported practice improved after exposure to the educational intervention. Educational intervention providing was significantly effective in increasing knowledge level, attitude, and practice among secondary school students regarding COVID-19. Recommendations: Encourage cooperation between educational institutions, medical care providers, and health personnel to educate secondary school students regarding COVID-19.
Background: Coronavirus pandemic disease 2019 is considered an emerging respiratory disease that is highly infectious and is caused by coronavirus and was detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Coronavirus has affected educational systems worldwide and led to the total closures of schools, universities, and colleges, in the middle of March 2020. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of educational intervention on secondary school students’ knowledge, practical knowledge and attitudes regarding to COVID-19. Methods: A pre/post quasi-experimental design was adopted. A total of 260 students were selected at secondary school students in Sohag City in the study from 20 April to 2 May 2020. The tools utilized in this study consists of: A self-administered questionnaire which contains four parts to assess secondary school students' demographic, knowledge regarding COVID -19, the attitude toward COVID -19 and practice regarding COVID -19 and health education Arabic booklet was prepared by the researchers. The COVID-19 related questionnaire was designed using Google forms regarding the COVID-19, the link of the survey was sent to the respondents via Facebook and Whatsapp groups. Results: A statistically significant difference between secondary students' knowledge attitudes, and practices before and after educational intervention. 202 (77.7%) had a poor pretest attitude level followed by fair (20.0%) and good 6 (2.3%). In the posttest, all 260 students had a good attitude level which improved after educational intervention implementation. (57.7%) had poor pretest practice levels followed by fair (38.3%) and good 10 (4.0%). Recommendations: It is important to encourage cooperation between educational institutions, medical care providers, and health personnel to educate secondary school students about COVID-19.
Massage therapy can be used in neonatal intensive care units for premature infants <37 weeks of gestation, which increase growth parameters with no harmful effects and help inducing sleep. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of massage on increasing growth parameters and inducing sleep among premature neonates. Subjects and method: A quasi-experimental research design was used on a purposive sample of 50 LBW premature neonates and their mothers who were admitted to NICU at Sohag University Hospital, Egypt, from August 2019, until January 2020. Premature neonates were randomly assigned into two groups with and without massage. Tools: Tool (I): A structured questionnaire was developed and consisted of two parts: part (1): Demographic characteristics of mothers of premature neonates, part (2): Demographic characteristics of premature neonates, Tool (II): Assessment of growth parameters, and Tool (III): Assessment of sleep behaviors before the intervention, after seven days and after one month of discharge. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the mean of weight, length, and head circumference in the two groups before massage intervention. The majority of premature neonates in the intervention group had increased their growth parameters after seven days from the application of massage and after one month of discharge compared to those in the control group. Conclusion: massage was an effective and safe non-medical intervention used in improving growth parameters and sleeps behaviors and help premature neonates fall asleep faster after the massage than without massage. Recommendations: Massage should be involved in routine care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as standard care for premature neonates, health educational programs about massage and its effect should be taught to health care professional, especially pediatric nurses.
Introduction: anemia due to iron deficiency is considered a common global risk between primary school children that have a serious effect on their academic performance. The current study aim was to investigate the effect of iron deficiency anemia on academic performance among primary school children. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational research design was used. Materials and methods: included 720 primary school children who selected randomly from two primary schools at Sohag city in October 2019 aged 6 to 12 years. Tools: A structured questionnaire filled in by the parents and the Raven Standards Progressive Matrices test was used to measure cognitive function and school academic performance. Iron level was determined by measuring hemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations. Results: In this study most of primary school children 82.0% suffered from intellectual deficit. Academic performance on the Raven Standards Progressive Matrices test was associated significantly with anemia due to iron deficit (p=0.035). A positive significant relationship was found between ferritin values and academic performance between children (p=0.001). Conclusion: anemia due to iron deficiency anemia between children had effect on academic performance impairments. Recommendation: Encourage health educational program for parents about children's nutritional requirements specially iron requirement and frequent blood testing is required.
Background: COVID-19 was experienced by children led to anxiety and sleep problems and affected their sleep quality. Progressive muscle relaxation implementation can help to promote quality of sleep and decrease anxiety. Aim: To determine the effect of mothers' implementing progressive muscle relaxation techniques on anxiety and sleep quality among children with COVID-19. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at pediatric chest diseases outpatient clinic at Sohag University Hospital, El-zehor, El-Mabra, and Alhamyate Hospitals in Port Said City, and a Home visit was done for follow-up. Subjects: A convenient sample of 50 children diagnosed with COVID-19 and their mothers were randomly divided into two groups, from a total population of 376 children and their mothers within six months. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool (I): A structured interview schedule Tool (II) Spielberger State Anxiety Scale for Children, Tool (III) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale. Results: the children's age was between 5-< 10 years. There were significant differences and improvements related to anxiety level and quality of sleep mean scores between the two groups post-implementation of the relaxation technique. Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation technique implementation was an effective and safe non-medical intervention used for improving anxiety level and quality of sleep among children diagnosed with COVID-19. Recommendations: Providing Training program for mothers and their children regards progressive muscle relaxation technique to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality among children with COVID-19.
Background: For children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the novel coronavirus can be considered an additional challenge in disease self-management. Emotional status disturbance can arise after a traumatic experience involving the threat of or actual death. Aim: To evaluate the effect of web-based education on mothers' emotional disturbance having children undergoing hemodialysis during the Covid-19 lockdown. Design: Quasi-experimental research design pre-posttest was utilized to achieve this study. Settings: The study was conducted at Sohag City in Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 200 mothers having children undergoing hemodialysis was obtained from social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp groups, 2020 which the online Google form spreadsheet was opened from the beginning of June 2020 to the end of June 2020 where it was closed. Tools for data collection: (I): A self-administered questionnaire (pre and post-test format) to assess mothers' data and mothers' knowledge about hemodialysis (pre and post-test format) and (II): Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS). The link of the survey included the questionnaire, the scales, and the educational program was sent to the respondents' women via Facebook and Whats App groups. Results: The present study revealed that there were highly statistically significant differences between mothers' knowledge and their depression, anxiety, and stress levels regarding hemodialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreaks pre and postimplementation of the web-based education. Conclusion: the study concluded that web-based education implementation achieved significant improvements in the mothers' knowledge and has a positive effect on improving the emotional disturbance as depression, anxiety, and stress among those undergoing them during the covid-19 lockdown. Recommendations: The web-based education could be applied and carefully planned for all mothers undergoing hemodialysis as a new teaching method for proving health care.
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