Lamiaa Saad Abdallah Mahmoud <br/><br/>
Effect of educational program on ergonomics knowledge and practice among primary school children /  
 تأثير برنامج تعليمي علي المعلومات والممارسات الخاصة بالأرجونوميك بين أطفال المرحلة الابتدائية 
Lamiaa Saad Abdallah Mahmoud ; Supervised Nagah Mahmoud Abdou , Afaf Ibrahim Abdelrehim 
 - Cairo :   Lamiaa Saad Abdallah Mahmoud ,   2020 
 - 167 , (50) Laeves :   charts , facsimiles ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Community Health Nursing 
<br/><br/> Ergonomics is the science of designing and using resources to maximize safety, efficiency, comfort and prevent injuries to the human anatomy.Aim:Assess the effect of an educational program on ergonomicsknowledge and practice among primary school children in Cairo Governorate.Design:Quasi  experimental pre-post test design. Sample:A total of 100 primary school children were randomly selected from three primary governmental schools.Data were collected using School Children Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire,School Workstation Assessment Checklist, School Children Ergonomics Observational Checklist andWeighing Scale. Results: This study revealed animprovement in knowledge and practice mean scores in immediate and follow up  post  tests compared to pre  test mean scores. As well, statistically significant differences were found betweentotal knowledge and total practice scores in pre, immediate post and follow up tests. Conclusion: The educational program is effective in improving the school children's ergonomics knowledge and practice. Therefore, it is recommended to replicate the research on a large sample and in different settings to achieve more generalization.Health instructional program that encourage healthful postural habits should be part of school health education to children 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Ergonomics Knowledge and practices  Primary school children