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http://dx.doi.org/10.5932/JKPHN.2010.24.1.115

Knowledge and Management of Children with Infectious Diseases by Daycare Facility Teachers  

Park, Sun-Nam (Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
Lee, Young-Ran (Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
Jeong, Young-Ju (Health Center, Dobong-gu Office, Seoul)
Kim, Kyung-Mi (Department of Nursing, Semyung University)
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Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing / v.24, no.1, 2010 , pp. 115-125 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge of infectious diseases and the management of children with infectious diseases among daycare facility teachers. Methods: This study was based on survey questionnaires completed by 122 day care facility teachers from 36 daycare center sin one district in Seoul. Results: Seventy three (72.8%) of the participating daycare facility teachers had not received infectious disease prevention education. They recognized that they did not have enough knowledge of infectious diseases. The average knowledge level of infectious diseases was scored as 9.30 on a 0-30 scale, with 0 representing no knowledge and 30 expert knowledge, and compliance level of management of children with infectious diseases was scored as 4.29 on a 0-16 scale, with 0 present no compliance and 16 representing total compliance Confidence of management of children with infectious diseases (r=0.24, p=.031) and the compliance level of management (r=0.35, p=.001) were higher with increased knowledge of infectious diseases. Conclusions: Daycare facility teacher scan lack sufficient knowledge about b infectious diseases. The education about infectious diseases and management of children with infectious diseases is indispensable to prevent trans mission of infectious diseases in daycare facilities.
Keywords
Communicable disease; Knowledge; Infection control; Child;
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