Effect of Health Promotion Guidelines on Knowledge and Practice for Caregivers at Nursery schools

Mina, Sanaa Adly; El Sayed, Ebtisam Mohamed; Sharshor, Sabah Mohamed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.291405

Effect of Health Promotion Guidelines on Knowledge and Practice for Caregivers at Nursery schools

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Clinical instructor in Technical Institute of Health

² Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing Tanta University

³ Assistance Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing Tanta University

10.21608/tsnj.2023.291405

Abstract

Preschool period is a crucial stage of life in terms of a child's physical, intellectual, emotional,
and social development, health promotion knowledge of pre-school caregivers is an important
factor that affects children's health. Nursery school is essentially an important place for
preschool children to learn healthy eating, adequate hydration, exercise, proper hygiene, teeth
care, and controlling emotions with their classmates. Caregivers as educators should make
preschool children aware of the dangers of unhealthy behaviors which cause fall, burn,
bleeding, and airway obstruction. By teaching children how to stay healthy and safe,
caregivers prepare children for these times by teaching them; to deal with accidents and an
emergency. Aimed of the present study was to determine the effect of health promotion
guidelines on knowledge and practice of caregivers at nursery schools. Convenience sample
caregivers contacted by children from 3-6years working at 20 nurseries. The total number of
sample was 60 caregivers. Tools of data collection included A structured interview
questionnaire & observational checklist and health promotion guidelines to assess
Caregivers' knowledge and practice about health promotion of preschool children. Results:
There were statistically significant differences in relation to knowledge and practice scores of
the caregivers throughout the three phases of the guidelines intervention. Conclusion, it was
concluded that guidelines effect on caregivers' knowledge and practice regarding health
promotion of preschool children. Recommendation of this study was to provision of health
guidelines for caregivers especially those new about health promotion and the needs of
preschool children.

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