Impact of the child-to-child approach on knowledge and practices of Covid care

Abstract

Child-to-Child(CtC) instruction is an instructional approach that promotes active child participation by having elder children mentor younger ones, frequently with regard to matters of sanitation and health. Although the CtC approach has historically been applied to a range of health and development concerns, its precise influence on knowledge and practices pertaining to COVID-19 care would be contingent upon the particular implementation and context.In the context of COVID-19, the concept of child-to-child care refers to children actively fostering health and averting the transmission of the virus among their peers.Personal hygiene is the practice of sustaining the purity of one's body.As early as feasible, children should be taught the importance of cleanliness in COVID 19.Consequently, carers (or older children) can instruct children on personal hygiene practices such as dental care, eye care, hand care, and skin care.The child-to-child approach is a recently introduced concept with significant health implications.The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of a child-to-child approach on children's knowledge and practice of Covid care. The secondary source of data like websites, Google Scholar and various internet sources)were gathered on the structured observational checklist on procedure of maintaining personal hygiene.This paper illustrates about some potential impacts such as knowledge dissemination, behavioural change, community engagement, cultural sensitivity, empowerment and emphasised thatthat children can be effective change agents in advocating safe behaviors such as hand washing, social distance, and mask use in Covid care.

Keywords

• Child to child approach
• Covid care
• Health
• Positive role