Erkoca Semiha, Dündar Nursel, Çal Ayşe
Oral and Dental Health Program, Ankara Medipol University, Vocational School of Health Services, Ankara, Turkey.
Nursing Department, Ankara, Turkey.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2025 Aug;31(5):e14211. doi: 10.1111/jep.14211. Epub 2024 Oct 21.
This study aimed to examine the effect of the hand hygiene education on middle school students' behavioral scores related to hand hygiene practices.
The research adheres to a quasi-experimental design suitable for the pre-test Posttest model with a control group.
The population of the study consists of a total of 1159 students, comprising 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. During the first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year, face-to-face education was conducted at a middle school located in Ankara. Two face-to-face training sessions were conducted to increase awareness of hand hygiene.
The groups indicate homogeneity in terms of demographic characteristics. The mean hand hygiene behavior score was 56.45 ± 8.03 before the education in the intervention group, which increased to 59.79 ± 7.62 after the education. In the control group, the mean score was 55.98 ± 7.89 before the education and 57.15 ± 7.63 after the education. It was found that after the educational program, there was a statistically significant increase in hand hygiene behavior scores of the groups.
The research findings indicate a beneficial impact of hand hygiene education on students' average behavioral scores.
To foster lasting behavioral changes from a young age, it is advisable to implement hygiene education in schools periodically, including targeted interventions for middle school students.
本研究旨在探讨手部卫生教育对中学生手部卫生行为相关得分的影响。
本研究采用适合前测后测模型且设有对照组的准实验设计。
研究对象共有1159名学生，包括五、六、七、八年级学生。在2021 - 2022学年第一学期，在安卡拉的一所中学开展了面对面教育。开展了两次面对面培训课程以提高对手部卫生的认识。
各小组在人口统计学特征方面具有同质性。干预组教育前手部卫生行为平均得分为56.45 ± 8.03，教育后增至59.79 ± 7.62。对照组教育前平均得分为55.98 ± 7.89，教育后为57.15 ± 7.63。研究发现，教育项目实施后，各小组的手部卫生行为得分有统计学意义上的显著提高。
研究结果表明手部卫生教育对学生的平均行为得分有有益影响。
为了从年轻时就促进持久的行为改变，建议定期在学校开展卫生教育，包括针对中学生的有针对性干预措施。
