The Correlation Among Preschool Teacher's Knowledge about, Compliance with and Confidence of Infection Precautions.

• Main Authors: CHOU, MEI-HSIU, 周美秀
• Other Authors: WU, CHIA-JUNG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/uudmtc

碩士 === 中臺科技大學 === 護理系碩士班 === 107 === Based on the past years’ monitoring data from Taiwan’s Center for Disease Control (CDC), it was found that young children comprise a population with a high mortality risk due to the infection and contraction of serious diseases. Outside of the home, preschool (and kindergarten) educational institutions are important sites for the maturation of young children. They are also the area outside the home where the frequency of interpersonal contact is the highest. This indicates that preschools are a prevalent public space where epidemics can be easily created. This research aims at understanding the correlation and current state of the knowledge about, compliance with and confidence in transmission prevention measures among preschool teacher's. We carried out descriptive and correlational research, using our own “Infection Control and Prevention scale” as a measurement tool. We used the proportional stratified random sampling method to implement questionnaire research aimed at 419 preschool teachers in the Taichung area. The research results showed that knowledge of transmission prevention measures was in the upper-middle range, with an average of 17.16 (SD=1.75). Prevention compliance showed the best results, with an average of 28.06 (SD=3.19). Confidence showed inadequate results, with an average of 22.95 (SD=3.09). Preschool teacher's knowledge of and compliance to prevention measures (r=0.15，p< .05) as well as compliance to transmission prevention measures and confidence in epidemic prevention (r=0.27，p< .001) were all correlated. Knowledge of prevention measures and confidence in epidemic prevention (r=-0.06，p> .05) were not correlated. This research found that regarding preschool teacher's, the age, educational background, nature of the educational institute at which they worked, years as a teacher, whether or not they had cared for infected toddlers or attended prevention of epidemic transmission classes or seminars all made a difference in their knowledge of, compliance to, and confidence in transmission prevention measures. Therefore, we suggest that in the future such educational institutes strengthen and value epidemic prevention abilities among preschool teachers, as well as provide a more complete learning environment and transmission prevention care for infants and toddlers, thereby ensuring the healthy maturation of children in this nation.