تأثير برنامج تثقيفي على السلوكيات المرتبطة بالصحة لطلب المدارس الثانوية بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract

Abstract

This is an intervention study which is carried out by the researcher to

evaluate the knowledge and practice of the Saudi students in secondary

schools after implementation of health education program. The area of the

study was Alameer Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz secondary school, in northern Ola

province. The target population was the secondary school students and the

sample size was the students of the first year and the subject was consisted of

106 students who were chosen randomly. Their ages ranges between 14 and

17 years old and they were male. The researcher used tow tools to collect the

data; structure interview questionnaire sheet. This sheet was developed after

the review of the literature by the researcher to collect the demographic data

such as (age and family health history) and Students knowledge, health

beliefs and practices towards (smoking, obesity, infectious diseases, oral

hygiene) definition, causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, complications,

investigations, prevention and control. It was as pre- and-post test.

Physical assessment sheet, This tool is used for recording data obtained as

baseline assessment, and follow-up. Every student was weighed using a

standardized calibrated weighing scale. The student was weighed without

shoes and their height was estimated. This was done before and after the

program.

The health education program was designed to improve student's knowledge

and practices of students after the program implementation. It included the

following topics:-