Impact Of Educational Program On Elementary Schools Teachers’ Knowledge About Preventive Measures Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 In Baghdad City

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus diseases, officially identified as COVID-19 per the WHO was reported in December of 2019 in Wuhan, China, after the appearance of a high number of patients with pneumonia of unknown origin. Several patients were referred to intensive care units suffering of respiratory distress, resulting in death.
Methods: The study was designed as a quasi-experimental design approach for study group and control group participants employed in Al-Rusafa Second Education Directorate in Baghdad city being, to evaluate the effectiveness of educational program on elementary schools teachers’ knowledge about preventive measures regarding coronavirus disease. A non-probability "purposive" sample was selected from Al Rusafa Second Education Directorate schools in Baghdad City had been consisted of (70) teachers have been selected to obtained represent and accurate data. The size of sample is (70) subjects divided into two groups each one consists of (35) teachers as study group and (35) teachers as control group. The SPSS version 20.0 software application was used to conduct statistical analysis.
Results: The teachers in study group became knowledgeable and aware toward COVID-19.Where highly significant differences between study and control group about teacher's knowledge.
Conclusions: This study concluded that the responses toward the educational program is very good and can be applied to all teachers who working in others elementary schools.