A pilot school health survey to study the incidence of common disorders in primary school children and the role of teachers in the school health service

Uma Deavi Ayyamani, . A pilot school health survey to study the incidence of common disorders in primary school children and the role of teachers in the school health service. pp. 4-11. ISSN 0300-5283

A pilot school health survey was carried out in six schools in Gombak District Selangor. Schools were stratified into urban and rural and then into Chinese Tamil and National type schools and primary school children were selected by systematic random sampling. Selected students were subjected to a general health appraisal including vision and hearing tests by teachers nurses and finally a medical officer. The findings of all three examiners were then compared taking the results of the medical officer as the indicator of accuracy. The findings of the survey indicated that the problems of school children were namely dental caries head lice malnutrition skin infections and visual disability. Other problems like skeletal deformity and abnormalities of heart lung speech and behaviour were extremely uncommon and formed only 1.5 of the total. Teachers and nurses performed extremely well in relation to the doctor with 93 and 95.8 concurrence respectively in detecting these abnormalities. Teachers were also requested to give a feedback on their view of and role in the school health services (SHS) as well as problems faced in following the school health card. The main problem in filling the school health card seemed to be in getting relevant details from parents though over 50 of teachers complained that there were too many details to fill. The role of teachers in the SHS is discussed in the light of the findings of the study and recommendations are made.

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A pilot school health survey was carried out in six schools in Gombak District Selangor. Schools were stratified into urban and rural and then into Chinese Tamil and National type schools and primary school children were selected by systematic random sampling. Selected students were subjected to a general health appraisal including vision and hearing tests by teachers nurses and finally a medical officer. The findings of all three examiners were then compared taking the results of the medical officer as the indicator of accuracy. The findings of the survey indicated that the problems of school children were namely dental caries head lice malnutrition skin infections and visual disability. Other problems like skeletal deformity and abnormalities of heart lung speech and behaviour were extremely uncommon and formed only 1.5 of the total. Teachers and nurses performed extremely well in relation to the doctor with 93 and 95.8 concurrence respectively in detecting these abnormalities. Teachers were also requested to give a feedback on their view of and role in the school health services (SHS) as well as problems faced in following the school health card. The main problem in filling the school health card seemed to be in getting relevant details from parents though over 50 of teachers complained that there were too many details to fill. The role of teachers in the SHS is discussed in the light of the findings of the study and recommendations are made.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	5 tables; 6 ref. Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA PENINSULAR
AGROVOC Term:	NINOS
AGROVOC Term:	SERVICIOS DE SALUD
AGROVOC Term:	DOCENTES
AGROVOC Term:	ESCUELAS/ ENCUESTAS
AGROVOC Term:	MALNUTRICION
AGROVOC Term:	CARIES DENTAL
AGROVOC Term:	ENFERMEDADES (PIEL)
AGROVOC Term:	TRASTORNOS VISUALES
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18929

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