Effect of Whats App Reminder Teaching Program regarding Prevention of Child Abuse on Primary School Teachers' Knowledge

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

2 Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

3 Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt

4 Associate Professor, Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

5 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

Abstract

There's more to child abuse than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse is alarming
because of the scars it leaves, not all forms of child abuse are. Child abuse includes ignoring a
youngster's needs, placing them in unsupervised, risky circumstances, or making a child feel
worthless. Aim: To evaluate the effect of the Whats App reminder teaching program regarding the
prevention of child abuse on primary school teachers' knowledge. Subjects and method: Design: A
quasi-experimental group pre-test post-test research design was utilized to achieve this study aim.
Setting: The study was conducted in two primary schools in Mansoura City in October 2021.
Subjects: A convenient sample of 100 teachers was included in the study from the previously
mentioned setting. Tools for data collection: It included: Tool I: Structured interviewing
questionnaire which consisted of two parts; Part I: Demographic data of the teachers and Part II:
Teachers' knowledge regarding child abuse and its prevention. Results: The study results revealed
that the majority of teachers had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding child abuse and its prevention.
There were statistically significant differences with improvement in the knowledge level pre-and
post- WhatsApp reminder teaching program regarding child abuse and its prevention. Conclusion:
There was a satisfactory level of knowledge post-Whats App reminder teaching program among
primary school teachers. The study results revealed that the Whats App reminder teaching program
regarding child abuse and its prevention was effective in improving the knowledge among primary
school teachers. Recommendations: Frequently Whats App reminder teaching program should be
conducted for primary school teachers regarding the prevention of child abuse

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