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Abstract
Viral hepatitis (A) is the most prevalent forms of hepatitis worldwide. It is a viral disease that causes acute liver inflammation and most infection occur during childhood, but may occur at any age if human don’t infected before. VHA transmitted by the fecal-oral route in
contaminated food or drinking water and is endemic in many countries,
particularly in developing countries than developed countries because of poor health environment. School health nursing played an important role in health education
to avoid habits, wrong behaviors and cofactors that cause hepatitis A and
provide physical and psychological integrity for the school community
(Wolfe, 2013).
The aim of the study was to assess knowledge and attitudes of teachers in primary schools toward viral hepatitis A in Assuit city. This study was conducted in 7 primary schools in Assiut city and the total number of the study sample was composed 245 of teachers. Data collection was started from May/2015 to the end of August/2015.
Data was collected by using two tools. Tool (1) is a structured
interview sheet that was developed by the researcher to collect the
required data. It includes following items:
Part (1): Socio-demographic characteristics of teachers contain items such as (age, sex, marital status, residence, and years of
experiences). Part (2): Teacher’s knowledge about viral hepatitis A, modes of
transmission, risk factors, signs &symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hepatitis A virus. Summary 73 Tools (2): Teacher’s attitude towards viral hepatitis A. This part included (20) items which measure teacher’s attitude toward viral
hepatitis A. II-Operational design:-. Data collection procedure was carried out in two phases:- Phase 1: preparatory phase: It includes reviewing of current literature in the various aspects of the review using text books, articles, different studies, internet and journals in order to develop the study tools for data collection. The pilot study: A pilot study was carried out on 20 teachers (included in study sample). Its purpose is to assess the feasibility of the study and clarity of the data collection tools. It also estimate the time needed for filling the form. Phase 2: Implementation phase (Field work):br- Data was collected from 7 Public Primary Schools in Assiut City. The
purpose of the study was explained to the teachers prior for answering the
question. The study was carried out during morning for all available
teachers. The average time taken for completing each questionnaire was around 30 minutes or more depending on the teacher is response to the questions. The questionnaire was filled from about 3-6 teachers per day started from May to end of August 2015, through three days weekly. Summary 74 III- Administrative design: An official approval letter was obtained from Dean of Nursing Faculty, Assiut University to Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in Assiut Governorate to obtain the necessary approval to conduct the study. This letter included a permission to collect the necessary data and explain the purpose and nature of the study The main results obtained were as follows: The age of teachers ranged from 40 to less than50 old years, while more than one half (56.7%) of teachers are females and years of experience ranged between 10 to 20 years. According to the source of knowledge about viral hepatitis A, about half (49%) of teachers got information about viral hepatitis A through mass media. - This study found that (85.3%) of teachers said that viral hepatitis A affecting the liver, and (52.2%) stated that hepatitis A is infectious.
- More than half (58%) of teachers stated that viral hepatitis A transmitted
through contaminated foods and water. - Study explained that (65.3%) of teachers stated that sign and symptoms of viral hepatitis A is yellowish color of the skin and conjunctiva. - There were no statistically significant differences between the knowledge and attitude of teachers with socio-demographic characteristics. - There are positive and moderate correlation between knowledge and attitude of the teachers on viral hepatitis (A). Based on these findings of the present study it was concluded that more than.