Improving Teenager’s Sanitizing Behaviour Through Restorative Education to Prevent ARI in Junior High School Children at Prateeptham Foundation School

Abstract

Respiratory Syncytial Virus can cause infection in the lungs and respiratory tract, known as Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). ARI affects infants and young children because of the lack of implementation of a healthy lifestyle. WHO recommends maintaining hand hygiene by frequently washing using soap and water for at least 20’s or sanitizing non-visibly soiled hands with an alcohol-based agent containing 80% v/v ethanol or 75% v/v isopropanol. This research contributes to one of the SDGs programs promoted by WHO. The objects of this program are 100 students classified into 2 groups, which are grades 4 to 6 of elementary school and grades 1 to 3 of junior high school. The methods used are socialization and practice. There are 6 steps in practice,i.e. clean palms, clean the back of hands, clean between the fingers,  clean the knuckles with a 'locking' movement, clean fingernails with a 'pumping' movement alternately, and clean thumbs by 'rotating' alternately. The result shows positive feedback. Proven by the results of the post-test, 17 students were able to work on the steps for washing hands. During the observation of the post-program, students carried on to implement this washing hands technique. Hence, the community services have been conducted successfully.