Factor of habitual health behavior by health education

• Project/Area Number: 21830073
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: KAMIMURA Hiroko Okayama University, 大学院・教育学研究科, 講師 (40555348)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,392,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,840,000、Indirect Cost: ¥552,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,001,000 (Direct Cost: ¥770,000、Indirect Cost: ¥231,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,391,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,070,000、Indirect Cost: ¥321,000)
• Keywords: プライマリーヘルスケア / 保健指導 / 学校保健 / 開発途上国

Research Abstract

The factor that related to the habitual health behavior in Republic of Niger was examined. The health education for basic health behavior was promoted by teacher's consciousness survey, and the health education that intended the process connected from knowledge and understanding to the action and the custom was executed. The child's hands washing behavior is roughly habituated. The ownership of the sanitation did not lead to the use of sanitation from the interview.