The evaluation of hygiene behaviors of primary school 4th grade students according to student parent teacher opinions and curriculum

The objectives of this study is to determine the personal care, hygiene and cleaning behaviors of primary school 4th grade students and to assess these behaviour. In the study explanatory sequential design, which is mixed method designs was used. The quantitative study group of the research consists of 65 students who are studying in the 4th grade of primary school and 65 parents, including the families of these students Adıyaman province in the 2021-2022 academic year. The qualitative working group consists of 6 teachers. In this research in order to determine the hygiene behaviors of the students, personal information form, personal hygiene questionnaire, the observations of the classroom teachers and the parents were used. In order to evaluate the hygiene behaviors of the students in terms of hygiene and cleaning achievements in the primary school curriculum a focus group interview was conducted with the teachers. In the quantitative part of the study, SPSS 22.0 statistical package program, in the analysis of qualitative data, descriptive content analysis technique was used. The students' personal hygiene points in the statements of the students were within 6-22 range with a mean of 13.05, while in parents' observations it varies between 7-22, the mean was 13.51 and teachers' observations, it varied between 0-14 and the mean was calculated as 10.0. It was determined that the students could not fully reflect the cleaning and hygiene gains to their daily life skills in the curriculum. In the rearch there was observed that there was no highly statistical differentiation between the students general level of cleanliness and hygiene according to their gender. But there was statistical differentiation between the students general level of cleanliness and hygiene as per their parents state of education and settlement of the parents. In the interviews, the teachers stated that students could not true reflect the hygiene behaviors of the theirs in primary schools, and that the current conditions of the school and the classrooms were not suitable for this due to the lack of budget. In order to acquire the right hygiene gains it has been suggested that it is necessary to cooperate with families, as the school is a continuation to be given at home of the education. Key words: Primary School, Curriculum, Cleaning, Hygiene