Developing Hygiene Awareness Through Awareness Campaigns Among Prospective Teachers

Abstract

This study developed hygiene awareness through awareness campaigns among prospective teachers in a teacher education program from last semester. The study was an action research. This study used a quantitative experimental single-group pre-test and post-test research design. The sole objective of the study was to determine prospective teachers’ hygiene awareness (Active participation, peer support, accurate demonstration, and clear hygiene explanation, health concerns for peers, creative peer- teaching ideas, enthusiasm and commitment, observation challenges) and their participation in hygiene campaigns. A 5-point likert scale was constructed and used to collect the data at the pre-test and post-test stage. At the pre-test stage, prospective teachers showed deficiencies in hygiene awareness. After applying the treatment through hygiene awareness campaign activities, prospective teachers significantly improved their awareness of hygiene. An intervention of hygiene campaigns was conducted and it was found that the intervention enhanced the hygiene awareness among prospective teachers.