| Author(s) | Abdalla M.I. Khataybeh* and Ibrahim F. Rawashdeh** |
| Affiliation | *Assistant Professor, Dept. of Curricula and Instruction, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University,Musqat, Sultanate of Oman, and **Assistant Professor, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan |
| Title | The Level of Health Awareness among Female Students at Community Colleges in Jordan |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Educational Sciences & Islamic Studies. Volume 15, No 1. (2003/1423) |
| Abstract | This study aimed to investigate the level of students' knowledge and application of hygiene principles in their daily life. A test consists of 32 multiple choice questions divided into five domains was used after it was developed, validated, and its reliability calculated with Cronbach Alpha of (0.77). The sample chosen by randomly starified procedure comprised 678 of the whole population of 2030 female students in community colleges in Irbid, which is equal to one-third of the population. The results revealed that the level of hygienic awareness and knowledge was low and lower than expected ( 80%), being affected by three factors: level of study ,level of living status , and kind of specialization . The level of health awareness and knowledge of second year students was better than those of the first year students. The level of health awareness and knowledge of the students was correspondingly affected by high, medium and low status of living. The knowledge and awareness of students specialized in vocational was better than academic, and the academic specialization was better than business in affecting the level of hygienic awareness of the students. The recommendation of this study stressed the need to adopt a course of hygiene awareness as a requirement for tudents in community colleges in Jordan. |
