Year: 2024 | Month: December | Volume: 11 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 73-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241208
Enhancing Hygiene Education: Teaching Hand Washing Techniques to Intellectually Impaired Youth at Tomohon Special Needs School
Ni Luh Putri1, Sofyan Amu2
1,2Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan dan Psikologi, Universitas Negeri Manado, Manado, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Ni Luh Putri
ABSTRACT
In general, young children with intellectual impairments are not used to washing their hands after playing, and most children do not use soap to wash their hands. Worms and diarrhea are common diseases among schoolchildren. Diarrhea is one of the most common ailments among children. It happens because children do not use soap to wash their hands. Many ailments that regularly afflict young children are commonly related to clean and healthy living choices. Establishing a clean and healthy lifestyle in kindergarten is crucial for maintaining, improving, and protecting young children. This can be accomplished through the 'School's Health Clinic' approach. Washing hands with soap simply means removing dirt and dust from both hands. Hand washing is an important part of an early childhood education program that promotes clean and healthy living habits. It can help prevent a number of infections that can lead to death, such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. This activity can improve children's knowledge of clean and healthy lifestyles, such as properly washing hands with soap. It can also be done on a daily basis to reduce the spread of diarrhea and worms, which will ultimately improve children's health. All children were given an explanation about the importance of washing their hands properly with soap with running water, and they were able to practice the proper way to wash their hands so that it could be used in everyday life, such as washing their hands with soap after playing or eating.
Keywords: wash your hands, remove germs
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