Attitudes Of School Children Research Articles

Shaping Young Minds: The Influence of Environmental Factors on Students Attitude

The study focused on how the environment influences primary school children's attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. It looked at factors like family, school, and community settings, as well as physical characteristics such as climate. The study aimed to understand students' environmental attitudes and determine the impact on their feelings and behaviors, while also promoting knowledge and values for environmental protection. The study was descriptive, targeting primary school students in Lodhran district. A sample of 325 students was selected using random sampling. A 35-item questionnaire was used, and data was collected through self-effort. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was ensured through pilot testing and experts’ opinions. The data was analyzed using frequency, mean score, percentage, and standard deviation. Overall, the study concluded that creating welcoming, supportive, and interactive environment in various settings was essential for fostering positive attitudes and self-confidence in primary school children. This study recommends that school heads and teachers should create a conducive learning environment to promote students' behaviors essential for their future lives.

Exploring perceptions of and attitudes towards tanning with school children, parents/carers and educators in Wales: A mixed methods study protocol for the SunChat study.

Skin cancer comprises half of all cancers in England and Wales. Most skin cancers can be prevented with safer sun exposure. As over exposure as a child can greatly increase future skin cancer risk, early and accessible sun safety education and promotion of sun safe behaviours is critical. Scientists agree there is no such thing as a 'safe tan', yet the public, including children, often have positive perceptions of tanned skin. To protect against future skin cancer, it is important to understand and address these misconceptions. The Curriculum for Wales with its area for Health and Well-being, and autonomy for schools in designing curriculum content, presents an ideal way to facilitate this exploration. Gather data regarding perceptions towards tanning to explore the perceived effects of a tan on health.Inform the development and testing of an educational toolkit for integration within the Curriculum for Wales to encourage positive health behaviours and attitudes of school children towards tanning and sun exposure. SunChat is a mixed methods exploratory study comprising three work streams: Workshops with school children to understand their perceptions on tanning.An online multiple-choice survey with parents/carers to understand perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards tanning both for themselves and their children.An informal focus group with primary school educators to explore challenges in engaging with the school community around the Health and Well-being Area in the Curriculum for Wales. To date, there has been no work in Wales exploring children's, parents/carers', and educators' perceptions of tanning and how healthier attitudes can be encouraged. This study will engage with participants to scope current perceptions on tanning and the perceived effects tanning has on health. Findings will feed into future toolkit and curriculum development for health in schools in Wales and beyond.

The Effect of The Covid Simulator Table Top on The Knowledge and Attitude of School Children in Preventing Covid-19

The most dangerous infectious disease that is currently being debated around the world is the Corona virus disease. The problems and challenges currently faced by educational institutions require prevention strategies by providing motivation as well as guidance and enthusiasm in the learning activities of elementary school students. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of table top covid simulator on knowledge and attitude of elementary school students. Methods: Pre-experimental research using one group pre-test and post-test design. The population in the study was 120, and a sample of 38 elementary school students was obtained using a total sampling technique. The data collection technique uses a pre-post test which is carried out by assessing elementary school students regarding their attitudes and knowledge of preventing Covid-19 using a questionnaire guide. Data processing by editing, coding, scoring, and tabulating and analyzed by Paired T-Test. Results: This study shows that the statistical test results of the independent and dependent variables in this study are the significance value <0.05, which is 0.000 with a correlation coefficient value of 0.82, which means that there is an effect of the table top simulator on the knowledge and attitudes of elementary school students about preventing covid-19. Conclusion: Table top covid simulator can improve attitudes and knowledge about prevention of covid-19 in elementary school students, it has a positive impact on students in complying with health protocols and preventing infection transmission.

Perubahan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Terhadap Pencegahan Miopia Melalui Permainan Roda Putar

SD Al-Azhar 32 Padang is one of the schools with a high level of competition and is a full-day system school with students all day at school. Students' low knowledge and attitude toward myopia prevention are the causes of myopia in school-age children. Myopia prevention efforts need to be made to reduce the incidence of myopia in schoolchildren. This activity can be supported by a rotating wheel educational game tool. This study aims to determine changes in the knowledge and attitudes of schoolchildren toward myopia prevention efforts at Al-Azhar 32 elementary school in Padang. This research uses mixed-methods research (quantitative-qualitative), qualitatively using exploratory case studies and quantitatively using a quasi-experiment with a one-group pretest and posttest design. The population in this study were fifth-grade elementary school students, with a sample size of 64 people. Sampling technique with a purposive sample Informants in the study were eye health workers, health promotion workers, elementary school teachers, and graphic design experts. Data analysis consisted of univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with a paired t-test. The design of the rotating wheel educational game tool is attractive, and the colors vary. The average knowledge obtained before and after the intervention was 7.13 and 11.45, while the average attitude before and after the intervention was 37.23 and 44.06. The results showed that there was an average change in knowledge (p-value = 0.0001) and attitude (p-value = 0.0001). The conclusion of this study is that there are changes in the knowledge and attitudes of elementary school children toward myopia prevention efforts at Al-Azhar 32 elementary school in Padang. It is hoped that the school will follow up by incorporating education on myopia prevention efforts with a rotating wheel educational game into UKS activities at school.

Impact of the educational program "Igiene Insieme"in 1,991 Italian primary schools: student behavior andincidence of SARS-CoV-2.

To evaluate the impact of the health educational program "Igiene Insieme 2021/2022" on Italian primary school children's knowledge, attitudes and practice of hygiene and sanitation and to compare incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in schools participating the project with regional data of Lombardy and Apulia. Participating schools were provided with a hygiene kit containing educational material for teachers and sanitizing products for students. We conducted a pre-post evaluation administering a questionnaire before and after the intervention. In addition, we compared SARS-CoV-2 incidence of the participating primary schools (225 in Lombardy and 120 in Apulia) to regional-level data. We tested thedifferences between groups by using the Chi-squared test. Of 1,991 schools, 472 responded to both questionnaires for a total of 16,988 students. 17.3% of the students learned the importance of handwashing in preventing infections, 22.6% when to wash hands, 18.5% the existence of alternative solutions in absence of soap and water, 23.2% how to correctly wash hands. A lower incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections was recorded in primary schools participating in the project as compared to the average regional incidence in Lombardy (9.6% vs.14.8%) and Apulia (10.7% vs.12.0%) for the same age group. We report an overall positive effect of health education interventions in primary schools. Although the limitations in the study design, our findings are important to inform planning, implementation and monitoring of health promotion campaigns in young generations so as to contribute to limit the risk of infection spread at the community level.

Science learning with designed animation: Investigation of primary school children's attitudes toward science learning, animation integration, and understanding level

This study investigated primary school children's attitudes toward science learning, animation integration in science class, and their understanding level in science. Fifty-six sixth-grade children participated in this study. Attitude surveys, knowledge tests, and a focus group interview were conducted to examine the children's science learning attitudes and understanding levels. The findings revealed that children had consistent positive attitudes toward science learning and animation integration. Their understanding level was improved through the animation as a unit review. Synthesis of the quantitative and qualitative data showed that the animation stimulated their learning enjoyment and active learning behavior. Besides, the children particularly liked the dynamic simulation and visualization features of animation which enhanced their understanding of the science concepts. Pedagogical suggestions for incorporating multimedia into primary school science education are discussed.

Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards malaria transmission and prevention among school children in Rwanda

BackgroundDespite malaria being integrated into primary school education, the knowledge gap and negative attitude towards this topic still exists among school children. AimThis study aimed at assessing knowledge and attitude towards malaria transmission and prevention among school children in Rwanda. MethodsA descriptive correlational study design was used. A random sample of 160 participants was selected. A validated structured interview schedule was used to collected data and face to face method was used. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics of the Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and linear regression analysis. ResultsForty-five (28.13 %) had high knowledge, 108 (67.5 %) moderate and 7 (4.38 %) low knowledge on malaria transmission and prevention. Sixty-four (40 %) demonstrated positive attitude and 96(60 %) negative attitudes towards malaria prevention. A significant weak positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.162, p = 0.041) was found. Linear regression analysis revealed knowledge to contributes only 2.6 % of increase in attitude (R2 = 0.026). ConclusionModerate levels of malaria knowledge coupled with negative attitudes among school children towards malaria transmission and prevention were identified. Health professionals should devise health education program during community outreach to intensify individualized strategies that will improve knowledge and attitudes of school children in Rwanda.

Application of the integrated behavioral model to identify the predictors of toothbrushing practices among primary school children at Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia

Knowing the level of behavioral intention and tooth-brushing practices is crucial for the implementation of the intervention. However, such studies are too limited in Ethiopia. The current study employed a health behavior model to identify predictors that can serve to support primary school children's attitudes, intentions, knowledge, environmental constraints, and practices of tooth brushing. Thus, this study aimed to assess tooth brushing practices and their predictors among primary school children in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia. An Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among primary school children in Bahir Dar city. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 610 participants. Data were collected using pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires adapted from items' previous literature were used for integrated behavioral model constructs incorporated with elicitation study results. Data were entered into Epi data and then analyzed by Stata. Descriptive statistics were done. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to check the convergent validity of the measurement. The Internal reliability of the items was also checked using composite reliability. Multivariable logistic regression was used to predict the role of independent variables in toothbrushing practices. Moreover, path analysis was performed to check the causal effect of integrated behavioral model constructs on toothbrushing practices. The goodness of fit of the final model was checked using the Hosmer and Lemeshow test of best fit with a large p value = 0.97 and Area under receiver operating characteristics curve = 0.98. The overall prevalence of the current practice of toothbrushing among the respondents was 45.4%. The prevalence of brushing frequency was 243 (89.01%), 27 (9.89%), and 3 (1.09%) brushed once a day, twice a day, and more than twice a day respectively. Female child's [AOR 3.23, 95% CI 1.48–7.02], mothers' education [AOR 4.6; 95% CI 1.22–17.44], past experience of toothbrushing [AOR 0.042; CI 0.018–0.101], knowledge about tooth brushing practices [AOR 1.3; 95% CI 1.09–1.60], behavioral intention [AOR 2.01; 95% CI 1.74–2.32], experiential attitude [AOR 1.09; 95% CI 1.01–1.17],instrumental attitude [AOR 1.02; 95% CI 1.01–1.03], and descriptive norm [AOR 1.07; 95% CI 1.01–1.14] were predictors of toothbrushing practices. The findings indicate that the practice of toothbrushing practices among primary school students was low. Sex, mother's education, knowledge, intention, experience, experiential attitude, instrumental attitude, and descriptive norm, have significant effects on toothbrushing practices; indicating that the integrated behavioral model showed adequate utility in predicting toothbrushing practices in the study area. School-based toothbrushing practices change interventions such as communication strategy.

CHOREOGRAPHY AND PICTORIAL MEDIA OF COUGH ETHICS CAN IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BENGKULU CITY

Problem: Infectious disease is one of the health problems in the world, including in developing countries such as Indonesia. Environmental and cultural conditions in this country significantly affect the incidence of infection, stone disease, and its derivatives, which are still in the top ten deaths in Indonesia. This condition results from the public's lack of awareness of the dangers of chronic cough. One strategy that can be used to attract children's attention is using audio and visual or combining dance and song or choreography, also known as dance composition, which is the art of making/designing structures or grooves so that they become a pattern of movements. The term fare composition can also include navigation or connection to the system of the movement. In choreography, it is used to understand a tariff arrangement that can be analyzed from content, form, and technique. The aim of the research: This study aims to determine the effect of choreography and illustrated media on cough etiquette on increasing elementary school children's knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the city of Bengkulu. Research methods: This type of research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental pre and post-test design with a control group. The group consisted of elementary school students who were given promotions on cough etiquette through choreography. In contrast, the control group was elementary school students who were given promotions on cough etiquette through illustrated cartoons. The population in this study were all elementary school students in Bengkulu City who found 26780 people. Results: The results of the bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon test showed that after the intervention by giving a cough etiquette choreography video, the value is 0.003 < 0.05, indicating a difference in respondents' knowledge before and after choreographic video media. Meanwhile, knowledge after intervention by giving cough etiquette media values ??was obtained at 0.000 <0.05, which means there is a difference in respondents' knowledge before and before being given pictorial media. Conclusion: There is no difference between the effect of choreography and Media with cough etiquette on elementary school children's knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the city of Bengkulu.
 
 

Effectiveness of school-based child sexual abuse intervention among school children in the new millennium era: Systematic review and meta-analyses.

IntroductionSchool-based child sexual abuse intervention programs were developed to educate the school children to protect them from sexual abuse. The programs were evaluated to make sure the interventions were effective in reducing child sexual abuse cases (CSA). This review aimed to determine the effectiveness of the school-based child sexual abuse intervention programs in the new millennium era (2000–2021) in improving the knowledge, skills, and attitude of school children under 18 years old toward child sexual abuse.MethodsA systematic search was conducted through MEDLINE (PubMed), EBSCO, and SCOPUS databases to collect full English articles related to school-based CSA intervention programs published from 2000 to 2021.ResultsA total of 29 studies from randomized control trial and quasi-experimental from several countries was analyzed. Comparisons within group of pre-post intervention for knowledge, skills, and attitude were measured by standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% CI of −1.06 (95% CI: −1.29, −0.84), −0.91 (95% CI: −1.2, −0.61), and −0.51 (95% CI: −3.61, 0.58), respectively. Meanwhile for between intervention and control group comparisons, the SMD of knowledge was 0.9 (95% CI: 0.63, 1.18), skills was 0.39 (95% CI: 0.07, 0.71), and attitude was 1.76 (95% CI: 0.46, 3.07).ConclusionThe programs were found to be effective in improving the knowledge, skills, and attitude of the students from pre-intervention to post-intervention and between the intervention and control groups.Systematic Review Registration: www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022312383, identifier: CRD42022312383.

Determining factors affecting schoolchildren's attitudes towards injury: a cross-sectional study

Purpose: Accidents and injuries in childhood are a common public health problem worldwide. The preventable and unintentional injury rates are high, especially in children who spend most of their time at school. The purpose of this study is to determine schoolchildren's attitudes towards injury and factors affecting these attitudes. 
 Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that enrolled students from Turkish elementary schools. Data were collected using the sociodemographic characteristics data form and the Injury Attitudes Questionnaire for School Children (IAQ).
 Results: The mean fate subscale scores of the children whose mothers were primary school graduates were significantly higher than those whose mothers were university graduates, and the mean preventability subscale scores of the children whose fathers were university or high school graduates were significantly higher than those whose fathers were primary school graduates (p < 0.05). The mean fate subscale scores of the children who were injured three or more times and injured once or twice in the last month were significantly higher than those not injured at all (p < 0.05). The preventability subscale scores of children who had a nuclear family type were significantly higher than those who had an extended family (p < 0.05).
 Conclusion: It was determined that the rates of children's injuries at school were high. Children’s attitudes towards injury were associated with the level of parents’ education, family type, and frequency of injuries. Parents and school management should be better informed by school health nurses to prevent injuries of children.

Empowerment of Student as An Agent of Change in the Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Annysa Elementary School, Tanjung Gusta, Deli Serdang District

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new type of disease caused by the Sars-CoV-2 virus. As of 26 October 2020, Indonesia has reported 389,712 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and North Sumatra is included in it. Therefore this service has the aim of empowering school children in CTPS and making school children as agents of change to prevent COVID-19 in the surrounding environment, increasing the knowledge and attitudes of school children in CTPS to prevent COVID-19, empowering school children to become agents of change in prevent COVID-19 in the environment, especially families, and provide hand washing facilities equipped with soap. Activities that have been carried out are school socialization by providing explanations about empowering children as agents of change in breaking the chain of transmission of the COVID-19 disease, the practice of washing hands with soap according to the steps that have been set, and making Hand Sanitizers easily and safely so that they can be made. by students themselves at home as a step to prevent COVID-19. It is hoped that the school can continue to study its students, measure hands properly, and pay attention to the facilities that have been provided.

Development of self-care acquisition support program for school children with atopic dermatitis

The most common form of eczema is atopic dermatitis (AD). This skin condition is prevalent among children but can affect people of any age, causing dryness, itchiness and soreness. In Japan, around 10 per cent of children are thought to have AD. In order to manage the condition, daily skincare is important and, when it comes to children, providing educational interventions to parents has been found to be effective. Yet, this type of education is not always readily available. Atsushi Sugimura, Faculty of Nursing, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan, wants to change this and is working to promote the importance of self-care in the management of AD, with a view to improving the skin condition of school children with AD and also benefiting their parents. This research involves conducting interviews and questionnaires with school children and their parents in order to discern how children can be supported in self care. The researchers will use their findings to develop a self-care acquisition support programme. A key goal of this work is to foster independence in school children, encouraging them to take responsibility for their skin and look after it appropriately. Therefore, Sugimura and the team explored the relationship between school children's independence and parental care attitudes and found that when parental attitudes were restrictive, the care attitude of children was low. However, the researchers are considering the limitations to interpreting causality and therefore will continue to investigate this relationship.

Tabletop Tsunami Simulator In Tsunami Disaster Preparation To Make Schools Of Disaster Preparedness

Introduction: Tsunami in Indonesia become a threat to society, especially for vulnerable groups. Primary school students are one of the vulnerable groups that should have adequate preparedness both in their knowledge and attitudes in facing the tsunami. To support the preparedness, a tabletop tsunami simulator has been developed. Objective: To describe the tsunami preparedness of school-age children and to assess the impact of the tabletop tsunami simulator on the knowledge and attitudes of school children towards tsunamis. Methods: The study design was a one group pre-test – post-test design with a total participant of 157 students. The research instrument used was a tabletop tsunami simulator and a questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitude towards tsunamis. The statistical test used was the Mann Whitney test. The inclusion criteria included primary school 5th and 6th grade students, had a smartphone, and were willing to be participants. The data was collected using Google form and had obtained ethical approval number 62/SDS/KEPK/TL/VI/2020. Result: The Mann Whitney test showed a significant effect between the tabletop tsunami simulator and the participants’ knowledge of tsunamis with a p-value of 0.000 (p-value <0.05). In the attitude variable, an increase in the attitude score between the pre-test and post-test was also observed. The average attitude score increased from 32.99 to 34.97, with a p-value = 0.000. Conclusion: There is a significant effect between the tabletop tsunami simulator with the participants’ knowledge and attitudes in facing the threat of a tsunami.

EXPLORATION OF FACTORS OF FORMATION OF FOOD HABITS AND MODERN TENDENCIES OF SCHOOL FOOD AT CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGE


 
 
 All over the world, the number of people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is increasing every year. Digestive diseases are also not the last place in the struc- ture of causes of death. One of the main causes of gastrointestinal pathology is irrational, unhealthy diet, the foundations of which are often laid in childhood. Education at school is a change in diet, the child›s independence in choosing food. At school age, certain food choices are gradually fixed in the eating habit and determine the formation of the health of children and adults. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors that play a leading role in the formation of eating habits in schoolchildren of different ages, and the attitude of schoolchildren to nutrition in sec- ondary schools in Kyiv. At the research took part 267 students of secondary schools in Kyiv, 214 of them - are younger students (8-11 years), and 53 - older students (12-17 years). Two questionnaires presented to students in grades 3-4 and grades 5-11, certain questions allowed us to assess the impact on food choices of factors such as family eating habits, friends› opinions, advertising, and personal beliefs. Also, the answers to certain questions were grouped in such a way as to assess the trends in school nutrition and the readiness of the student›s family to follow the rules of healthy eating with the child. The criterion for exclusion from the study was the presence of diseases that require any dietary restrictions. The results of the study: according to the survey, 42-47% of young children have the greatest influence on the forma- tion of eating habits of family eating habits and their own beliefs, while for most older children (75.5%) the influence of family eating habits pre- vails. Among 267 students who are in school for an average of about 6-8 hours, have a full meal 178 (66%), almost a third use the service «ready school lunches», 32% bring food from home, 1/3 of children in schools consume only fruit and water. Of the 208 students who ate lunch at school at least once, 63% of children thought it was delicious, but 37.4% said that lunch was cold and did not allow them to eat it with pleasure. Only 13% of children noted that lunches were not tasty. The majority of young children (82%) believe that their parents will support them in choosing healthy food, compared to 47.1% of high school students. These results can be used by teachers to understand the main points of influence on the formation of healthy eating skills in children, and questionnaires can be used to assess school nutrition and to assess the dominant factors in the formation of eating habits in an individual child.
 
 

A cross-sectional study of anxiety, stress, perception and mental health towards online learning of school children in India during COVID-19

The unprecedented outbreak of coronavirus disease has been spread across the world, affecting the lifestyle of the people. It has significantly changed the way of global education and the teaching-learning process. The aim of this study is to provide a broad insight into the awareness characteristics, attitudes and perceived mental health of the school children and their parents towards online learning in India during 2019-nCoV pandemic. The results of this cross-sectional study showed that there is a significant difference between the preferred modes of learning online or traditional classroom methods during the pandemic. A significant increase in the screen times of school children was observed while learning online under school closure scenario. This was one of the causes of several anxiety issues and mental health concerns amongst school going children and their parents in India. It was also observed that there was not much change in the sleeping patterns of the school going children under lockdown situations and most parents were content that their wards are safely learning at home. A composite anxiety index (CAI) of the school going children was developed using some original variables related to anxiety. Statistical findings of newly constructed CAI showed significant relationship with variables related to attitude of school children, sleeping patterns of sleeping children and mental health of parents.

Personality’ orientation as a factor of mental states of secondary school students: empirical research

The research is devoted to the theoretical substantiation and empirical identification of the correlation of mental states with the orientation of the personality of secondary school students in the dynamics of age development. The influence of teachers 'professional orientation on the course of students' mental states is determined. Based on genetic psychology, a model of subject-subject space of interaction was developed: "teacher orientation-mental states-orientation of students". It is proved that the target settings of teachers are external determinants of mental states and affect the target settings of students. The mental states of school-age children during the entire period of study in primary and secondary school were studied. The equality of manifestations of mental states and target attitudes of schoolchildren is established, in particular: the affective level of target attitudes corresponds to the mental level of states when mental states and target attitudes act as experiences, emotional assessments; cognitive level of mental states and target attitudes, when mental states and one's own target attitudes at the conative level are realized. It is specified that mental states and target attitudes of the personality have similarity of directions: at positive mental states of pupil’s target attitudes are expressed by positive motives, at negative mental states - by negative motives.
 Thus, it is established that in the conditions of educational process of comprehensive school certain dynamics of mental states and target attitudes of pupils of different age groups is traced. The dynamics of target settings is confirmed, which is characterized by a tendency to increase the components of goal setting of schoolchildren from primary to senior school age. Thus, summarizing the results of the study by comparing the empirical distributions of the manifestations of mental states and target attitudes of students and it was determined that: the distribution of positive mental states of students coincides with the distribution of positive motives in the target settings of students, organization, communication, intelligence, methodological knowledge and skills, knowledge of psychology; the distribution of positive mental states of students does not coincide with the distribution of positive motives in the target attitudes of students and the professional orientation of teachers to motivate personal approval, good relations with the staff and administration; the distribution of negative mental states of students coincides with the distribution of negative motives in the target settings of students and the professional orientation of teachers to motivate personal approval; the distribution of negative mental states of students does not coincide with the distribution of negative motives in the target attitudes of students and the professional orientation of teachers on the organization and subject and the ability to engage in teaching without harm to privacy.
 In accordance with the obtained results, the main models of optimization of subject-subject interaction in the educational activities of schoolchildren are generalized from the standpoint of genetic-modelling method and genetically oriented psychotherapy.

TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTION EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND HANDWASHING PRACTICES IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE ERA OF PANDEMI COVID-19

Washing hands is important to prevent various infectious diseases, including Covid-19. School-age children are a population at risk who must practice proper hand hygiene. This study aims to examine the effect of Transmission-Based Precaution (TBP) on knowledge and practice of hand washing in school age children. A total of 20 schoolchildren living in Islamic boarding schools participated in this study. Education is carried out in one meeting. The data was collected by filling out a questionnaire on knowledge and hand washing practices pre and post education. The results showed that providing TPB education increased knowledge about hand washing (p = 0.010), but it was not significant for hand washing practices (p = 0.282). Increasing knowledge should also pay attention to the attitude of school children in hand washing behavior. The process of providing education will be more embedded in school children after repeatedly implementing hand washing properly. The teachers and classmates involved can participate in hygiene education to encourage the hand washing behavior of students in areas at high risk of infectious diseases, especially Covid-19.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ГРАМОТНОСТИ ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ В УСЛОВИЯХ ЦИФРОВОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ ОБЩЕСТВА

In the period of active globalization and technogenic development, the urgent problem of mod-ern education and upbringing is the formation of functional literacy of students as an indicator of the new socio-cultural development of society, its visualdigital transformation. The functional literacy of a modern schoolchild should be brought, first of all, to the ability to quickly adapt in a dynamically changing world, think creatively, master new social roles and functions, and be competitive. The social processes of recent years associated with the global pandemic have brought about great changes in school education. The school faced a challenge - an accelerated transition to distance learning, which caused controversy among teachers, students and their parents. The subject of this work was to study the attitude of schoolchildren to digital education and identify the reasons for the decline in reading culture in order to determine new aspects of the formation of students' functional literacy. Students consider the positive aspects of digital learning to be its convenience, accessibility, and the ability to choose something alternative. Of the negative aspects of digital learning, the mental consciousness of schoolchildren is dominat-ed primarily by the lack of live communication with friends, classmates, teachers, which indicates the urgency of the problem of social adaptation of schoolchildren, their communicative development, the formation of a new type of communicative literacy, its other nature - computer-mediated. Another important problem associated with the digitalization of education is the health-preserving factor. In this regard, it is necessary to reconsider the ways of forming stu-dents' literacy in matters of preserving health, taking into account the inevitable realities of life associated with digitalization. The decline in the reading culture of students is largely due to their lack of understanding of classical literature, its abstraction from the modern world. Here, only the use of non-standard, creative approaches to teaching will make it possible to activate the readers' interest of schoolchildren. Thus, the emergence of digital technologies and the socio-psychological change of the person himself requires the expansion and rethinking of the concept of “functional literacy”, a careful solution of problems associated with various aspects of its formation.

Edukasi dan Pendampingan Selama 21 Hari dengan Mogigu Meningkatkan Perilaku Menggosok Gigi dengan Benar pada Anak dan Orang Tua SD Bulusan Semarang

Dental caries among school children is relative high, and one of factor which influence is wrong tooth brushing. based on Riskesdas 2018, 90% of Indonesian has incorrect way. Theory behavior to change knowledge and attitude of children is needed to improve dental behavior. Besides that a new model of media education delivered on line called MOGIGU also can be used. Aims of study to improve school children knowledge and attitude after give education about tooth brushing with MOGIGU and also parental attitude after socialization of the on line media. Research design is quasy experimental, with sample 100 school children and their parents with non random selection sample. Questionnaire about knowledge and attitude of children and parents are given before and after education and accompanied or supervised with MOGIGU. Differences among knowledge and attitude are analyzed by Wilcoxon test. Research result shown differences of knowledge and attitude of school children (p: 0.04 and 0.03) respectively. Parental attitude also improve after dental education and application of MOGIGU to their children. Conclusion: Supervised with on line media (MOGIGU) are effective to improve knowledge and attitude of children about correct tooth brushing.