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VOL. 3, ISSUE 1 (2018)
Implementation of school health programmes to promote health awareness among primary school students
Authors
Asma Parveen, Dr. Umme Kulsum
Abstract
Mindfulness is about being fully awake or presence of consciousness in our lives. Various school health programmes implemented at school levels for enhancement of health & wellbeing and promote better health. The present study is focused on the implementation of school health programmes to promote Health Awareness of primary school students in Bangalore District. The investigator used descriptive survey method for the study. A total of 300 primary school students were selected by stratified random technique from 15 primary schools of Bangalore District, Karnataka during the year 2015-16. In each school 20 students studying in 7th standard were selected by lottery method. Further the researcher interviewed school heads where the in-charge of School Health Programmes from above said 15 primary schools. The School Health Programme Rating Scale developed by the researcher Asma Parveen and Kulsum (2014) and Interview Protocol was utilized to know about school health programme and also used Health Awareness Test developed by researcher Asma Parveen and Kulsum (2014) were used for data collection. For the present study, percentage analysis, ‘t’ test, ‘F’ test and Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation were applied as statistical techniques. From the present study, 49.1% of the schools are moderate level and only 22.60% schools are made good quality of school health programmes. From the correlation result shows that there was a positive significant relationship between School Health Programme with Health Awareness of primary school students and also the ‘t’ test result shows that higher level of school health programmes have more health awareness. That is, schools availed better school health programmes had reported more health awareness. The school health programmes is an important aspect of health delivery system necessary to monitor the health of school students in order to keep them healthy and optimize their learning. The ‘t’ test revealed that gender and locality affect on the Health Awareness among primary school students. The girls and students from urban locality had better awareness when compared with boys and students from rural locality. From the One-way Analysis it was found that there was significant difference in the Health Awareness of primary school students in relation to their type of management. The students studying in private aided schools had better health awareness compared with private unaided and government schools. Regular monitoring and evaluation programme done at regular intervals so that the physical health of students is maintained. Strengthening school based management and inter-sectoral collaboration to implement responsive, quality school health programmes and also increase the health awareness among the students.
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Pages:665-671
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Asma Parveen, Dr. Umme Kulsum "Implementation of school health programmes to promote health awareness among primary school students". National Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 665-671
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