Needs Assessment in Elementary School Students About the Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure: Baseline Studies in the Development of Picture Stories as Smoking Media Literacy for Children

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10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.074How to use a DOI?

Keywords

need assessment, development, media, picture stories, smoking

Abstract

Background: Children’s health literacy about cigarettes has a low impact on its ability to minimize second-hand smoke exposure. Objective: To analyze the needs of elementary school children to develop picture stories, a health education media about the dangers of smoking. Methods: Research using qualitative methods. Data were obtained through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to several grade 3,4 and 5 elementary students and literature reviews. This type of instrument uses focus group discussion guides. Results: The results showed that the picture storybook developed by the researcher presented the material in the form of a story that was equipped with colorful pictures. The chosen theme is health. Peer figures play the main characters with side characters such as teachers, doctors, and parents. The setting in which the story takes place at school and home. The time setting is also not far from the activities of children, namely when studying at school and coming home from school. The plot is fostered straight or chronologically. The language style in this storybook uses everyday conversation. Informant needs for information include differences in active smokers and passive smokers, diseases caused by second-hand smoke exposure in children, and preventive and promotive efforts that can be done to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke in children. Conclusion: An illustrated story about a secondhand smoke exposure in a child entitled “Be Superhero to Zero Smoke” was designed according to the steps in the preparation of a child’s story, and informant’s information needs about second-hand smoke exposure.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Septian Emma Dwi Jatmika
AU  - Muchsin Maulana
AU  - Mufidatusholihah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/22
TI  - Needs Assessment in Elementary School Students About the Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure: Baseline Studies in the Development of Picture Stories as Smoking Media Literacy for Children
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 392
EP  - 397
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.074
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.074
ID  - Jatmika2020
ER  -