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October 2, 2025Jurnal Ilmiah METADATA

The Effectiveness of Health Education on Changes in Handwashing Behavior in Elementary School Children

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SSSondang SidabutarAirlangga UniversityBKBambang KustoyoWWWitry Widya

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Implication

Quasi-experimental study shows significant improvement in handwashing behavior among children, indicating effective health education strategies.

Key Points

  • Health education significantly increased handwashing frequency by an average of 2.5 times in the intervention group.
  • Statistical analysis indicated a significant effect size (eta-squared = 0.45), supporting the effectiveness of the intervention.
  • The study employed a quasi-experimental design involving 150 students from two elementary schools to evaluate handwashing behavior.
  • Findings suggest that school health programs can integrate effective health education, enhancing behavior change and awareness.

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Sidabutar et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de70f583cbc991d0a23679https://doi.org/10.47652/metadata.v4i3.837
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