Albert Lee|Martin C. S. Wong|Vera M. W. Keung|Hunter K L Yuen|Fung Kei Cheng|Jennifer S Y Mok
Can the concept of Health Promoting Schools help to improve students' health knowledge and practices to combat the challenge of communicable diseases: Case study in Hong Kong?
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong
growing epidemics emerging infectious diseases raised importance setting approach include health promoting school hps framework promote better health hygiene built concept hps framework hong kong healthy schools award scheme includes personal health skills one key aspects improve student hygiene knowledge practices study examines differences student perceptions knowledge health behaviours schools adopted hps framework adopteda crosssectional study using multistage random sampling conducted among schools awards hsa schools involved award scheme adopting concept hps nonhps hsa group 5 primary schools 7 secondary schools entered study 510 students 789 students sampled respectively nonhps group 8 primary schools 7 secondary schools entered study 676 students 725 students sampled respectively selfadministered questionnaire used measuring instrumentstudents hsa category found better statistical significance personal hygiene practice knowledge health hygiene well access health information hsa schools reported better school health policy higher degrees community participation better hygienic environmentstudents schools adopted hps framework positive health behaviour profile nonhps schools although causal relationship yet established hps appears viable approach addressing communicable diseases