| Keywords |
Knowledge ; Lead poisoning ; Preschool children ; Education |
| Abstract |
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of preventive education of lead poisoning for parents with preschool?aged children. Method: The respondents were 30 parents of preschool children. Data were collected before and after education. Parents in the study were educated on lead poisoning prevention for 3 weeks using in developed brochure. Data were analyzed with SPSS (version 21.0), and included descriptive statistics, paired-t test. Results: In this study, lead poisoning prevention education improved parental knowledge(t = -6.49, p = .000) and parents' preventive health behaviors(t = -2.47, p = .019). Conclusion: Based on the findings this study , it is imperative that health care providers continue to educate parents about primary prevention of lead poisoning. |