Involvement of high school teachers in Health Promoting School program in selected township, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schools provide a big opportunity for promoting the student's health, life skill, and behavior. Teachers play a fundamental role in the promotion and successful implementation of school health services. This study aimed to assess the level of involvement in the Health Promoting School program and its associated factors and to explore the benefits and barriers to involvement among high school teachers in Myanmar.

Methods

A mixed methods explanatory sequential study was conducted among 194 high school teachers in Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar, from June to August 2020. Quantitative data were collected with the pretested structural questionnaire and analyzed by Chi-square tests and Fisher's exact tests. A qualitative strand was added by conducting in-dept

SUBMITTER: Naing KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202905 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature