The Importance of Personal Hygiene Care Among Preschool Children Through Health Education During Pandemic Covid-19

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10.2991/assehr.k.220602.031How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Health education; personal hygiene; COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the whole world has changed the life patterns of various sections of society, including children. They need to be given knowledge of hygiene to avoid getting infected. This study aims to identify the importance of personal hygiene care of preschool children through health education. The study design used a quantitative approach through the survey method. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The sample consists of 85 preschool teachers in the state of Sabah. The study sample was randomly selected. The data of this study were analyzed descriptively based on frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study showed that the level of knowledge of Kindergarten children about the spread of COVID-19 is high, with a mean value of 3.00 for item 1 that is children have heard about COVID-19 and item 2 that is children know COVID-19 is dangerous. The findings also show that the level of knowledge of preschool children about early preventive measures to prevent COVID-19 is high, with a mean value of 3.00 on the 6th item that children know by wearing a face mask can prevent COVID-19. Findings of teaching and learning methods of teachers in health education for exposure in maintaining hygiene showed the highest value was 4.79 on the 2nd item which is teachers using video projection. The implications of this study are very useful for teachers and parents to know children’s knowledge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also provided awareness to Early Childhood Education Institutions on the importance of health education and hygiene care to children

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Azizah Zain
AU  - Marzan Amat
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/20
TI  - The Importance of Personal Hygiene Care Among Preschool Children Through Health Education During Pandemic Covid-19
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Early Childhood Education (ICECE-6 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 147
EP  - 152
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220602.031
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220602.031
ID  - Zain2022
ER  -