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Park, Jeon, Kim, Lee, and Kwon: The Effects of a Safety Management Program on Safety Accident-related Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Elementary School Students in Korea
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Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2010; 21(2): 220-228.

Published online: 4 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.2.220

The Effects of a Safety Management Program on Safety Accident-related Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Elementary School Students in Korea

Kyung Min Park1, Kyoung Mi Jeon2, Min Young Kim3, Eun Suk Lee4, Sang Min Kwon5

1Professor, College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Korea.

2Full-time Lecturer, Department of Health Service Management, Kyungwoon University, Korea.

3Department of Nursing science, Taekyeung, Korea.

4Emergency Medical Technician 119 Rescue Squad, Korea.

5Part-time Instructor, Department of Health Service Management, Kyungwoon University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Jeon, Kyoung Mi, Department of Health Service Management, Kyungwoon University, 55 Induk-Ri, Sandong-Myun, Gumi 730-739, Korea. Tel: 82-54-479-1347, jkm1201@hanmail.net

Received 17 May 2010       Revised 21 June 2010       Accepted 21 June 2010

© 2010 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of a safety management program on safety accident-related knowledge, attitude and behavior of elementary school students in Korea.

Methods

This study adopted nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The number of subjects was 34 in the experimental group and 31 in the control group. The safety management program was performed for approximately 50 minutes each session, once a week for 8 weeks. Data were collected from March 14th to June 23th, 2006, and analyzed by χ2 test and independent t-test with SPSS WIN 16.0.

Results

There were statistically significant differences in safety-related knowledge (t=3.010, p=.006) and behavior (t=18.833, p=.001) between the experimental group and the control group. The score of attitude was different between the experimental group and the control group but the difference was not statistically significant.

Conclusion

The safety management program used in this study was appropriate for elemental school students and affected safety-related knowledge and behavior of elementary school students. Therefore safety education should be provided systematically for elementary schools over the whole country.

Keywords: Safety, Accident prevention, Education

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Safety Experience Education Program
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Table 2
Homogeneity Test between Experimental and Control Group
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Table 3
Homogeneity Test for the Dependent Variable
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Table 4
Change of Safety Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior on Experimental and Control Group
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

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