2016, Number 6
Modification of knowledge on environmental health in 9th graders
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 91-102
PDF size: 217.65 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: as all living things, human beings depend on environment surrounds, in order to fulfill his needs of health and survival.Objective: implementing an intervention educational program on environmental health for 9th graders from "Pedro Véliz Hernandez" high school, Yara municipality corresponding to the school year 2013-2014.
Method: experimental study of educational intervention, to modify knowledge on environmental health, in 203 9th graders from "Pedro Véliz Hernandez" high school, from health area, "Luis E. de la Paz" polyclinic, Yara, school period 2013-2014. It was applied an initial questionnaire, for the detection of learning needs, it was designed an educational program, composed by five meetings for each group with three weekly frequencies, an hour duration, there were used communicative techniques that did understandable the given topics, and a final evaluation employing the same initial instrument took effect.
Results: less than 80% of correct knowledge in students was achieved, situation that was modified after receiving the training, it was obtained more than 90 % of knowledge guessed in all evaluated variables. It is recommended the extension of these types of studies to other school centers to contribute to the formation of an environmental culture, to achieve student’s participation in local and community problems.
Conclusions: it proved the effectiveness because we could modify knowledge on environmental health 9th graders had.
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