Pediatr. praxi. 2014;15(1):52-54

Influence of education on hygienic habits of pre school age children

Mgr.Hana Bořilová¹, Mgr.Jaroslava Fendrychová, Ph.D.²

¹ Dětské oddělení Nemocnice Jihlava

² Katedra o šetřovatelství a porodní asistence, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích

The article is aimed on issues connected with hygienic habits of pre school age children group because they are the major part in prevention

of development and transfer of all kinds of illnesses. In the survey, which was organised in March 2013 and in which took part

8 boys and 8 girls in age of 4 to 6 years, there was found out that a lot of them have gaps in this matter. There was a special educational

program developed for them. This program learned them the correct hygienic habits by playing. Following research should test if there

were any changes in subconscious of the children. The processed results were handed out to the parents of the participants. The parents

agreed primarily on taking parts of the children in the research. The result were shown to the parents of the children of the same age,

as well. The result of the processed research was major improvement of knowledge and skills in hygienic topic. The educational training

seemed to be an appropriate contribution to education of pre school age children and could be used as a educational program.

Keywords: children, pre school age, education, hygienic habits

Published: February 15, 2014  Show citation