Department of Nursing and Health Science, Al-Quds University, Gaza, Palestine
Research Article
Challenges of School Health Services for Caring of Children with Chronic Diseases at Governmental Schools in Gaza Strip
Author(s): Mohanad Alzatma*
Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the challenges facing school health services provided to children with chronic diseases at governmental schools in southern area of Gaza Strip.
Methods: The study utilized descriptive, cross-sectional design. The sample of the study is census sample, consisted of two groups: First group included 127 school health teachers from Rafah and Khan Younis, 120 teachers agreed to participate in the study with response rate 94.4%. Second group included 28 school health providers from directorate of school health at ministry of health. For data collection, the researcher developed two self-administered questionnaires (one for health care providers and one for school health teachers). The reliability of the questionnaires were tested by a pilot study and crobache alpha of the domains ranged between 0.72.. View More»