TITLE:
Kindergarten Teacher’s Knowledge of Enterobiasis in Korea
AUTHORS:
Dong-Hee Kim, Hak-Sun Yu
KEYWORDS:
Enterobius vermicularis; Knowledge; Health Education; Kindergarten
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
21,
2014
ABSTRACT: Previous reports have suggested that the
environment of day care centres is a crucial factor in the development of
enterobiasis. There is a lack of data regarding a teacher’s knowledge about enterobiasis
although kindergarten teachers have the greatest influence on a child’s habits
because the child spends a lot of time with them and because they manage the
child’s physical environment. The focus of the present study was to evaluate
the kindergarten teacher’s level of knowledge regarding enterobiasis. The
cross-sectional survey is with 287 kindergarten teachers from 36 kindergartens in Korea. The level of knowledge regarding Enterobius vermicularis infection was
measured using questionnaires. The percentage of correct answers to questions
testing knowledge of enterobiasis ranged from 23.7 percent to 99.3 percent. The
average score for the section on knowledge of enterobiasis was 7.85 (possible
range: 0-12). The question “enterobiasis occurs through contaminated water” had the least correct answer rate (23.7%). The
findings of this study suggest the need for increasing the kindergarten
teacher’s knowledge regarding enterobiasis. Educational programs for
kindergarten teachers will have a long-term impact on the prevalence of this
infection.