“Does my teacher know anything about my disease?”: A cross sectional study to know the awareness level of teachers about hemophilia in Pakistan

Authors

  • Eesha Yaqoob Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-9361
  • Naimatullah Hashmi Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2022.1001.0193

Keywords:

Hemophilia, Knowledge, Hemophiliac School Teachers, Educational Initiatives

Abstract

The objective is to assess the awareness level of hemophilia among schoolteachers. We used a closed questionnaire to conduct a cross-sectional study on hemophilia knowledge. Teachers of hemophiliacs students in Faisalabad took part in the study. A Cronbach's alpha was used to validate the questionnaire (a= 0.775). 9 schools having 111 teachers consented to the study. About 86.48% of the participants were female, while 13.52% were male. High school teachers accounted for 45.94%, middle school teachers for 24.32%, and preschool teachers for 29.74%. Furthermore, 33.20% of the participants had no understanding of hemophilia, 14.50 percent had a low level of information, 35% had a fair level of knowledge, and 17.30% had a high level of knowledge. Teachers in high school were the most knowledgeable about hemophilia (11.7 %). The greatest knowledge gap was in treatment, where just almost half the percentage of the teachers (47.7%) were aware of the proper treatment for hemophiliacs. One-third of the sports teachers had no idea what hemophilia was. It was found that no teacher had the ability to provide basic first aid to hemophiliacs. A large proportion of teachers at school going hemophiliacs had little or no understanding of hemophilia, and just a few teachers knew about the disease. As a result, more educational initiatives are needed to raise critical awareness.

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Author Biographies

Eesha Yaqoob, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Sociology

Naimatullah Hashmi, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Professor/Chair, Department of Sociology

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Published

2022-03-30

How to Cite

Yaqoob, E., & Hashmi, N. . (2022). “Does my teacher know anything about my disease?”: A cross sectional study to know the awareness level of teachers about hemophilia in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(1), 254–259. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2022.1001.0193

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