Assessing Impact of Health Education in Improving Knowledge of Children on Child Sexual Abuse.

BACKGROUND: Every year, millions of children around the world face sexual abuse and exploitation. Sexual and reproductive health education is an important form of health promotion action against it. This study aims to assess the impact of health education program in improving knowledge of the children on child sexual abuse. METHODS: A school based pre-experimental study was done among 120 lower secondary level students of a private school in Bharatpur municipality of Chitwan District, Nepal during March 2021. An interventional health education program imparting knowledge on child sexual abuse and its preventive measures was given to the children. Their knowledge was assessed and compared before and after intervention using paired t-test. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 17 software. RESULTS: The mean age of children was 13.77±0.65 years with 1:1.18 girls to boys ratio. The level of knowledge of the children on child sexual abuse and its preventive measures increased significantly post-intervention as compared to pre-intervention. The mean scores of post-test (29.80±4.53) was higher than pre-test (17.04±6.96). The intervention was proved effective with statistically significant t-test values (t=20.996, p=<0.001). About 6.7% children disclosed an experience of child abuse post-intervention. CONCLUSIONS: The school based health education program effectively increased the knowledge of the children on child sexual abuse, thus helping in preventing and protecting them from child sexual abuse and its harmful effects.

Proposta de ensino de conceitos de saúde nas aulas de Educação Física pela abordagem da teoria social cognitiva / Teaching health concepts in Physical Education classes through a social cognitive theory perspective / Propuesta de enseñaza sobre conceptos de salud en las clases de Educación Física escolar bajo una mirada desde la teoría social cognitiva

Objetiva-se apresentar o processo de construção e avaliação de uma ferramenta educacional destinada a inserir estratégias autorregulatórias, durante a aprendizagem de conteúdos conceituais relacionados ao tema transversal saúde, no currículo de Educação Física do Ensino Médio. Trata-se de uma pesquisa-ação, quali-quantitativa, desenvolvida em um curso de mestrado profissional. Professores da Educação Básica, profissionais da educação e profissionais da saúde, selecionados e instrumentalizados em um curso de extensão, responderam um questionário de avaliação sobre a ferramenta. Os dados quantitativos oriundos das perguntas fechadas desse questionário foram analisados por estatística descritiva. Os dados qualitativos extraídos do espaço para inserção de comentários foram analisados pela análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados sugerem a aplicabilidade da ferramenta educacional, a potencialidade para melhorar práticas pedagógicas e promover processos autorregulatórios nas aulas da Educação Básica, destacando-se a clareza da linguagem, a organização e os debates possíveis a partir de conteúdos do tema transversal saúde.

This is a sample of a master´s degree dissertation developed in the Graduate Program in XXX at XXX. Herein the objective is to assess the potential of an educational kit based on social cognitive theory (SCT) designed to teach adolescents concepts of healthy food and physical activity habits through physical education classes. Five physical education teaching resources published since 1978 until 2013 have been examined, in order to identify how health concepts have been approached. We reveal that our educational kit is in line with a multidimensional perspective of health and that it is unique, especially given that it enables an active and reflexive participation of students in actions that may foster healthy lifestyles. As a conclusion, it is discussed how SCT, our educational kit and a broad view of health are intertwined.

Este artículo es un recorte de una tesis desarrollada en la Maestría Profesional en XXX del XXX. Uno de los objetivos de la investigación es analizar las potencialidades de un material didáctico fundamentado en la Teoría Social Cognitiva (TSC), para enseñar conceptos de alimentación saludable y de actividad física para adolescentes en las clases de Educación Física Escolar (EFE). Se analizaron cinco materiales didácticos de EFE publicados de 1978 a 2013 para identificar cómo el tema salud es abordado. Señalamos que el material de enseñanza producido en la investigación de Maestría está en consonancia con una mirada multidimensional sobre salud y se difiere de materiales existentes, especialmente, por incentivar la participación activa y reflexiva del estudiante en acciones que pueden favorecer estilos de vida saludables. Presentamos las interfaces entre ese recurso educativo, la TSC y la enseñanza de salud bajo una mirada amplia.

Development and exploratory testing of a school-based educational program for healthy life behaviors among fifth grade children in South Korea.

AIM: The purpose of this study was to develop an educational program to promote healthy life behaviors and to evaluate its potential effects on the health practices of fifth grade elementary school children. METHODS: The program, which consisted of six categories (daily life and health, disease prevention and management, prevention of drug misuse and overuse, sexuality and health, mental health, and injury prevention and first aid), was developed based on the ADDIE model. A pretest-post-test, one-group, quasi-experimental design was used with 85 elementary school students who voluntarily participated in the program. RESULTS: A school-based educational program, called the "Six Kid Keys," referring to the six categories of healthy life behaviors, was developed. Significant pre-post differences in two of the six healthy life behavior categories (disease prevention and management, injury prevention and first aid) were found. CONCLUSION: A school-based intervention that was aimed at changing habits related to healthy life behaviors could be effective for elementary school children.

Processos participativos de promoção da saúde na escola / Participatory process of health promotion at school

It is known that adolescence is a period of constant biopsychosocial changes. Based on this premise, it is understood that this population should be included as a priority in health systems, seeking their effective participation through strategies associated with health promotion OBJECTIVE: To analyse the participatory process of adolescents in health promotion activities from the perspective of the Bambu Method METHODS: this is a qualitative exploratory study, carried out in two schools located in Crato, Ceará, Brazil. Pupils are from 10 to 19 years old. The study was based on the Bambu Method, which is a means to boost the prospects of the group. It was done by observation of the participant, the environment, the verbal and non-verbal expressions of adolescents and a diary where relevant information was recorded. The organization of data occurred through the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin RESULTS: it was observed that the opportunity to express themselves with the host led young people to feel more at ease among others and induced the formation of a bond. The participatory process for adolescents was perceived as a process of facing reality and associated with learning, the stimulus for personal development, through the initiative of action, attitude and self-esteem CONCLUSION: the Bambu Method proved to be a relevant framework to guide health education activities with groups of adolescents, allowing the development of activities suitable to the needs of the participants...

Sabe-se que a adolescência é um período de constantes alterações biopsicossociais, partindo dessa premissa, entende-se que esse público deve ser incluso como prioridade no sistemas de saúde, buscando a sua participação efetiva através de estratégias associadas a promoção da saúde OBJETIVO: analisar o processo participativo em atividades de promoção da saúde do adolescente sob a perspectiva do Método Bambu MÉTODO: trata-se de um estudo exploratório qualitativo, realizado em duas escolas da cidade de Crato, CE, Brasil, Participaram alunos com idade entre 10 e 19 anos, O estudo foi baseado no método Bambu que é um meio para impulsionar as potencialidades do grupo, Foram utilizados a observação participante, do ambiente ou das expressões verbais e não-verbais dos adolescentes, e um diário de campo onde foram registradas informações pertinentes, A organização dos dados deu-se mediante a técnica de análise de conteúdo, proposta por Bardin RESULTADOS: evidenciou-se que a abertura para se expressar junto ao acolhimento levou os jovens a se sentir mais à vontade em meio aos demais, além de induzir a formação do vínculo e configurar o processo participativo, que para os adolescentes foi percebida como um processo voltado para realidade e associada ao aprendizado, ao estímulo para o desenvolvimento pessoal, por meio da iniciativa, da ação, da atitude e da autoestima CONCLUSÃO: o Método Bambu mostrou-se como relevante referencial para guiar ações de educação em saúde com grupos de adolescentes, permitindo a elaboração de atividades adequadas às necessidades dos participantes...

Participatory process of health promotion at school / Processos participativos de promoção da saúde na escola

INTRODUCTION: it is known that adolescence is a period of constant biopsychosocial changes. Based on this premise, it is understood that this population should be included as a priority in health systems, seeking their effective participation through strategies associated with health promotion OBJECTIVE: To analyse the participatory process of adolescents in health promotion activities from the perspective of the Bambu Method METHODS: this is a qualitative exploratory study, carried out in two schools located in Crato, Ceará, Brazil. Pupils are from 10 to 19 years old. The study was based on the Bambu Method, which is a means to boost the prospects of the group. It was done by observation of the participant, the environment, the verbal and non-verbal expressions of adolescents and a diary where relevant information was recorded. The organization of data occurred through the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin RESULTS: it was observed that the opportunity to express themselves with the host led young people to feel more at ease among others and induced the formation of a bond. The participatory process for adolescents was perceived as a process of facing reality and associated with learning, the stimulus for personal development, through the initiative of action, attitude and self-esteem CONCLUSION: the Bambu Method proved to be a relevant framework to guide health education activities with groups of adolescents, allowing the development of activities suitable to the needs of the participants.(AU)

INTRODUÇÃO: sabe-se que a adolescência é um período de constantes alterações biopsicossociais, partindo dessa premissa, entende-se que esse público deve ser incluso como prioridade no sistemas de saúde, buscando a sua participação efetiva através de estratégias associadas a promoção da saúde OBJETIVO: analisar o processo participativo em atividades de promoção da saúde do adolescente sob a perspectiva do Método Bambu MÉTODO: trata-se de um estudo exploratório qualitativo, realizado em duas escolas da cidade de Crato, CE, Brasil, Participaram alunos com idade entre 10 e 19 anos, O estudo foi baseado no método Bambu que é um meio para impulsionar as potencialidades do grupo, Foram utilizados a observação participante, do ambiente ou das expressões verbais e não-verbais dos adolescentes, e um diário de campo onde foram registradas informações pertinentes, A organização dos dados deu-se mediante a técnica de análise de conteúdo, proposta por Bardin RESULTADOS: evidenciou-se que a abertura para se expressar junto ao acolhimento levou os jovens a se sentir mais à vontade em meio aos demais, além de induzir a formação do vínculo e configurar o processo participativo, que para os adolescentes foi percebida como um processo voltado para realidade e associada ao aprendizado, ao estímulo para o desenvolvimento pessoal, por meio da iniciativa, da ação, da atitude e da autoestima CONCLUSÃO: o Método Bambu mostrou-se como relevante referencial para guiar ações de educação em saúde com grupos de adolescentes, permitindo a elaboração de atividades adequadas às necessidades dos participantes.(AU)