Effect of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) on Knowledge of Caretakers of School Children Regarding Selected Skin Diseases among Primary School Children in Selected Rural Residential Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
N T Rashmi ◽  
K Ambika ◽  
Sheela Williams
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Residential Schools ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Teaching Programme ◽  
Structured Teaching

scholarly journals Prevalence of Skin Diseases among Primary School Children in Three Semi Urban Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Community Based Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
B. A. Alex-Hart ◽  
D. D. Altraide
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
School Children ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Dermatophyte Infection

Background: Skin diseases are common among children in the developing countries in Sub Saharan Africa where there is low level of hygiene, overcrowding and warm humid climates.  However, there are no known community based studies on the prevalence of skin diseases among primary school children in Rivers State, Nigeria. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of skin diseases among primary school children in three semi urban communities in ObioAkpor LGA in Rivers State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in five public primary schools in three semi urban communities in ObioAkpor LGA over a three months period from September to November 2017.  Five hundred and twenty four children were recruited for the study from the selected schools. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographics and a team of investigators examined each child for evidence of skin diseases. Results: There were 263 (50.2%) males and 261 (49.8%) females, with male to female ratio of 1.01: 1. Their ages ranged between 5 to 16 years, with a mean age of 9.5±2.22 years. The prevalence of skin lesions among the children was 35.3% (185/524). Skin infections, inflammatory dermatitis and other skin lesions accounted for 39.5%, 14.1% and 46.5% respectively of the skin diseases. The most prevalent specific skin disease found was Dermatophyte infection in 50 (27.0%) children, followed by Xerosis 21 (11.4%). Tinea capitis was the most common (52.1%) skin infection. The commonest inflammatory dermatitis found was Seborrheic dermatitis 53.8%. Age had no significant influence on the prevalence of skin infections (p=0.711). Conclusion: The prevalence of skin diseases was high among primary school children in the semi urban communities in ObioAkpor LGA and Dermatophyte infection accounted for more than a quarter of the  skin diseases found. Maybe regular inspection of the skin of primary school children by health professionals and teachers should be done in order to reduce the spread of infectious skin diseases within the schools.

scholarly journals Personal hygiene practices and related skin diseases among primary school children of urban poor locality

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2526
Author(s):  
Ravish S. Haradanhalli ◽  
Ramya Mandya Prashanth ◽  
Nitu Kumari ◽  
Iswarya Siddhareddy ◽  
Pradeepkumar D. P. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Background: Government of India has launched ‘Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya’ initiative in 2014, with emphasis on promoting safe and hygiene practices among school children. Providing easy access to hygiene and health education regarding personal hygiene is a simple and cost effective tool for prevention and control of hygiene related health problems including skin diseases. Objectives of the study were to assess the personal hygiene practices of primary school children and to find out the skin diseases related to personal hygiene practices.Methods: The study was conducted among 12 primary schools in an urban poor locality. The availability of hygiene facilities in all the schools was noted. The hygiene practices among the children were collected using pre-designed, semi-structured proforma and clinical examination was done to find out skin diseases among them. Subsequently, all school children were given health education regarding correct hygiene practices. The data was analysed using mean, percentages and Chi-square test.Results: The study included 1404 students. Among them 40.7% took bath daily, 53.7% wore washed undergarments, uniform and socks daily, 56.5% had trimmed nails and 76.7% washed hands with soap and water before eating and after using toilet. On examination, 475 (33.8%) had skin diseases like pityriasis alba (13.2%), pediculosis capitis (12.3%), pyoderma (4.6%) and others. There was significant association between skin diseases and hygiene practices (p<0.001).Conclusions: Improper hygiene practices were associated with skin diseases. Therefore, regular social and behavioural change communication activities on hygiene practices has to be imparted for school children to prevent related skin diseases.

Evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding moral development among higher primary school children in selected schools at Kollegal

2021 ◽  
pp. 359-363
Author(s):  
Vishakantamurthy D G ◽  
Kavya B P ◽  
Manjula S ◽  
Prasannakumar M S
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Structured Teaching ◽  
Experimental Group

Children learn their morals both from their family of origin, and the larger community of friends and school. This process can be guided and worked with a bit better if the adult understands the different levels of moral understanding that a child goes through at what age. The research approach adopted for the study was evaluative approach and the research design adopted was quasi experimental design. Fifty students from National higher primary school, kollegal were selected as control group and fifty students from xiv wisdom school; kollegal was selected as experimental group by purposive sampling. Structured questionnaire containing 24 items on knowledge had used. The reliability of the tool was tested by using test retest method and it was found to be r =0.97 for knowledge questionnaires. Pre assessment of knowledge regarding moral development was done after which the structured teaching program was administered to the higher primary school children in experimental group alone and the post assessment was done after 7 days gap. Data were analyzed by SPSS version -16 t” test was used for finding the effectiveness, Chi square test was used for finding out the association between demographic variables and pretest knowledge. The findings of the study revealed that the planned teaching program regarding moral development among higher primary school children was effective and the posttest knowledge on moral development higher than the pretest score. Hence the structured teaching program found to be effective in increasing the knowledge of students.

scholarly journals Screening for skin diseases among primary school children in a rural area of Puducherry

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Saurabh ◽  
SwaroopK Sahu ◽  
Aswanthi Sadishkumar ◽  
JibinC Kakkanattu ◽  
Indumathi Prapath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
School Children ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Primary School Children
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