Health education improve behavior and self-efficacy on personal hygiene among children with intellectual disability

Abstract

Personal hygiene is one of the basic human needs and must be kept clean, including scalp and hair, eyes, nose, ears, nails of hands and feet, skin and overall body care. Health education on personal hygiene is still concern not only for healthy children but also for children with disabilities. One of the ways is with audiovisual methods. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health education on personal hygiene with audiovisual methods. The study design used was pre-experiment without a control group. The number of samples was 30 using total sampling technique. Knowledge of personal hygiene before health education (pre-test) was mostly insufficient category, after being given health education (post-test) mainly was in proper group. The pre-test attitude was in low category, and the post-test was still the same. Pre-test and post-test of behavior were mostly being practiced. Pre-test and post-test of self-efficacy were in low category. There was an influence of health education on personal hygiene with audiovisual methods on the level of knowledge in intellectually disabled children (p<0.05), but there was no effect on attitudes, behaviors, and self-efficacy in intellectually disabled children.

Personal Cleanliness for Children with Specific Needs: Scoping Review

“…For example, if a child enters the bathroom, they will stay there for a long time, about an hour or so, and after taking a bath, there may be leftover soap or soap, thereby causing an unpleasant smell. (Hidayati et al 2019) This study differs from Rahmawati's (2021) study, which has not been able to demonstrate how blind children perform self-cleaning independently, such as taking care of hair, mouth, toenails, hands, eyes, nose, ears, and genital areas with excellent and correct steps. (Rahmawati, D. E., & Khusnal 2021) Health Education in The Framework of Personal Cleanliness Behaviour in Children with Specific Needs Health education about hygiene is not only a necessity for healthy children but also children with specific needs.…”

“…For ABK's health education, several approaches and media must be created, one of which is the audiovisual method. Audiovisual methods used for health education about personal hygiene can increase knowledge related to intimate hygiene in children with mental disabilities, according to research by Hidayati, Akrom, Nurasa, and Erviana (2019). (Hidayati et al 2019) Supported by the study of Nugraheni (2021) in Shinta Indah (2022), it states that video media in learning improves cognitive, life, and social skills.…”

“…Children with specific needs have difficulty developing healthy hygiene habits because they do not have the necessary skills and are sensitive to the stimuli associated with these tasks. Physical limitations, behavioral problems, and other factors in maintaining personal cleanliness become more challenging to carry out personal cleanliness practices (Titiek et al, 2019).…”

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“…Hal ini menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan peserta setelah dilakukan penyuluhan. Hal ini sejalan dengan penelitian yang menunjukkan ada perbedaan yang bermakna antara perubahan pengetahuan dan efikasi diri setelah pemberian promosi kesehatan (Hidayati et al, 2019). Pengetahuan merupakan suatu domain yang dianggap penting untuk membentuk tindakan seseorang (overt behaviour).…”

The knowledge of dentists for preventive influence of the caries process

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