School Health Care Applications of Classroom Teacher's in Central Elementary Schools of Tekirdag

Abstract

Objective: This survey is conducted to decide on the level of knowledge and the applications of the elementary school teachers within the context of school health. Method: Sample survey included all the clasroom teachers(n= 150) from 11 elementary schools and administrators from the same schools. The data have been collected through 2 different questionairs prepared for the teachers and administrators seperately. In evaluation of the data the figures and percentage distribution and chi-square test have been applied. Results: It is detected that 84,7% of all the classroom teachers at the elementary schools in the city center has received no education in the field of school health, 96,6% of them doesn't find the schoolhealth education provided at school adequate, 43,3% of the teachers has been informed about the adolescence period, 30,5% of them wants to have a training in child health care and the most prevaling application-with a ratio of 26,5% is to inform the parents.