The effectiveness of fire and burns at home education among primary school children in Hulu Langat, Selangor

Ahmad, Siti Nabila (2018) The effectiveness of fire and burns at home education among primary school children in Hulu Langat, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Fire and burn injuries in children are reported to be the most prevalent traumatic injuries around the world and a serious concern for children in Malaysia. In Malaysia, a child dies from a fire or burn injuries in every two weeks. Children are one of the highest risk groups of those who experience fire and burn related deaths and injuries. Most studies suggest that fire and burns in children occur most frequently in the home, with different level of vulnerability among children living in rural and urban areas. Further research in these areas is needed so that model intervention programmes can be developed to combat this issue. Objectives: To study the effectiveness of fire and burns at home education among primary school children in Hulu Langat, Selangor. Methodology: This study used pre-test and post-test Quasi Experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of fire and burns at home education among primary school children in Hulu Langat, Selangor. Students were divided into control and experimental groups. Experimental group was introduced with intervention learning model. Both groups were distributed with self-administered, validated and pre-tested questionnaires regarding their knowledge on fire and burns at home. Descriptive analysis was used for social-demographic distribution. As the data were normally distributed, Independent T-test was performed to compare between two unpaired groups while Paired T-test was used to compare the knowledge score before-after the introduction of learning model. Data was analysed using SPSS version 21. Results and Discussion: There was a significant improvement in the knowledge level among the experimental group after they participated in the educational session (p < 0.001 ). The background knowledge level between control and experimental groups were not significantly different (p = 0.97). However, a higher knowledge level was significantly seen in a sub-group of urban school compared to rural school (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Home related injuries involving fire and burn are indeed a growing public health problem. Therefore, educational and intervention program are necessary to improve the knowledge level of the children. This improvement is expected to encourage the children to mould behaviour from young ages so that safety and preventive methods become a practice. Keywords: Fire and burn, Home injuries, Intervention learning model, School children, Injury prevention

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2025 01:40
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2025 01:40
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2344

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