10Sep 2017

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF FEMALE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ABOUT FIRST AID OF ASTHMA EXACERBATION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MAKKAH AL-MOKARRAMAH CITY, 2016.

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  1. Primary school teachers should receive training program, organized by MOH in asthma management.
  2. Refresher seminars and courses should regularly be conducted for teachers to enhance and sustain their knowledge, and first aid management skills towards their students.
  3. The school environment should provide facilities that help in caring for asthmatic children such as medical records for asthmatic students, anti-asthmatic medications, known therapeutic plan for management of acute asthmatic attacks, poster for how to manage a case of acute asthma, spacer devices, and oxygen cylinder with periodic check up.
  4. Encourage teachers to allow asthmatic children to practice sports after following preventive measures.
  5. Further study with a larger sample of teachers from both genders and different disciplines in Makkah is needed to have a better an overview of the situation.
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[Hadeel Safi Mujallid and Sarah Saleh. (2017); THE IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF FEMALE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ABOUT FIRST AID OF ASTHMA EXACERBATION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MAKKAH AL-MOKARRAMAH CITY, 2016. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 186-199] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Hadeel Safi Mujallid
MBBS, Family Medicine Resident

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5316      
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