Barriers of Health Education from the Perspective of School Health Trainers: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

The role of health education and behavior ... [2] Challenges of Iranian adolescents for ... [3] Exploring the strengths, challenges and improvement strategy for health-promoting schools from ... [4] Teachers' self-efficacy as determinant of students' attitudes toward ... [5] Promoting children's oral health: A role for school nurses in prevention ... [6] Health of ... [7] Strategies and approaches in oral disease prevention ... [8] Preventing antisocial behavior ... [9] Today's health problems and health ... [10] Comparing environmental health of school with approach of promoting level of national education ... [11] Health trainers making a ... [12] Barriers of reproductive health education ... [13] Results of a 3-year, nutrition and physical activity intervention for children in rural ... [14] Identifying and overcoming barriers to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Solomon Islands: Perspectives ... [15] Teachers' views about barriers in implement oral health education for school ... [16] Barriers and facilitators of effective health education targeting people with mental illness: a ... [17] Effect of peer education on health promoting behaviors of junior high school ... [18] Three approaches to qualitative content ... [19] Investigation of the viewpoint of students about school bonding ... [20] Essentials of nursing research: Methods, appraisal .. [21] Interviews: An introduction to qualitative research ... [22] Qualitative content ... [23] Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: Concepts ... [24] Oral health activities of early head start teachers ... [25] Readability of pediatric health materials for preventive ... [26] Perspective of Health Care Providers about Barriers of ... [27] Dental health knowledge and attitudes of primary school ... [28] Influence of family environment on children's ... [29] Challenges in teacher preparation for school health ... [30] Communication skills training for emergency ... [31] Barriers to the successful implementation of school ...Aims Schools health education can ensure the health of society and encourage health behaviors among the students. This study was carried out to explain the barriers of health education from the viewpoint of the school health trainers, using qualitative content analysis.Participants & Methods This qualitative study was conducted at the schools of Sanandaj, located in the west of Iran in 2016. Using purposive sampling, 15 school health trainers with health education experience were included in the study. The data were collected through individual interview, group discussion, observation, and field notes, and were analyzed by conventional content analysis. To ensure the accuracy and consistency of data, the acceptability, confirmability, and transferability parameters were taken into account. Findings The results yielded 5 major categories, including "shortage of educational facilities", "poor educational planning", "student's challenges", "trainer's problems," and "poor administrative system". Conclusion Considering the barri...

Barriers to Mental and Social Health Programs in Schools: A Qualitative Study

“…It is clear that educational materials and equipment are important resources that improve the quality of education and enhance learning. According to studies, due to the lack of up-to-date educational facilities in Iranian schools, educators do not have sufficient access to appropriate educational technologies, which, consequently, leads to decreased efficiency ( 24 , 25 ). The absence of desirable standards of human resources and lack of motivation in human resources of education, as the main executive body of the mental and social health programs, are examples of problems in the human resources category.…”