ISSN 2348-313X (Print) International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp: (82-88), Month: July - September 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Hygiene Knowledge and Behaviours among High School students Krittiya Bannob1, Supitchaya Hemrungrojn2, Ragtagan Moonsongkiat3, Passakorn Puengyen4, Tararat Thongpanchang5, Phathomrat Faktang6, Preyaphon Saelee7, Chalida Sompolwattana8 1
Deebuk Phangnga Wittayayon School, 2Triam Udom Suksa School, 3The demonstration school of Silpakorn University, 4 Samsenwittayalai School, 5Phanatpittayakarn School, 6Yupparaj Wittayalai School, 7Campsonwittayakom school, 8 Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Secondary School. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7071485
Published Date: 12-September-2022
Abstract: Since COVID-19 has emerged in 2019, students were one of groups that were hardly affected. There were many clusters of infection in schools. To evaluate level of knowledge and behaviour regarding hygiene and to study factors influencing hygiene behaviour. This study is predictive correlational research that studies factors affecting hygiene practice which study a total of 215 high school students, grade 10-12. 76.7% of participants were females. Majority of participants are studying in grade 12 (n=85, 39.5%) and most participants are studying in the MathScience program (n=165, 76.7%). Majority of participants’ parents work as a freelancer (m=69, 32.1%). The biggest monthly household income group was 20,000-40,000 BAHT (n=72, 33.5%). Most participants reported that they received news and knowledge regarding hygiene and infectious prevention from social media and Youtube (n=142, 66.0%). 82.8% (n=178) of participants indicated that they didn’t have any congenital disease. Most participants showed a moderate level of Hygiene and Infectious Prevention Knowledge (M=10.65) while hygiene practice was at a good level (M=71.12, SD=8.95). There were no predictive factors for hygiene practice among participants. Participants showed a moderate level of hygiene knowledge while hygiene practice was at a good level. Keywords: hygiene knowledge, hygiene practice, infectious disease.
1. INTRODUCTION Background Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the international population, this causes behaviour change in humans along with social inequalities. For instance, deprivation of economic development due to lack of human resources during COVID-19 pandemic, which caused personnel isolation. In addition, students who had to be absent to prevent the circumstance1. consequently an effect on parents to stop working and look after schoolchildren instead. As a result, pressure from the total situation affects mental health in both parents and children. Furthermore, the government’s by prescribing measures for students to study via online, thus online learning also has affected children's own health problems. According to a survey conducted by Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Center (TPAK), 7 health problems during online classes include body aches or body aches, stress and anxiety problems; especially students preparing to go to secondary or higher-education level, homework increase problems, lack of physical activity, less exercise activity 2. and unfavorable environment issues, leading to concentrated disruption3. Therefore, solving this problem with online learning could rather be considered as a solution that harms children’s health. Educational institutions are considered as a place that is at risk of the spreading of COVID-19 due to a large group of students who want to try and learn new things which often
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