The roles of health-promoting media in the clean and healthy living behavior of elementary school students

Abstract

Objective: Clean and healthy living behavior (CHLB) habituation in elementary-school-age children can be influenced by a variety of factors, including exposure to health-promoting media, parents’ and teachers’ roles in children's CHLB. Method: This research was conducted from February through August of 2019 at all elementary schools in the northern area of Kramatwatu District, with a sample of 170 fifth graders enrolled by the purposive sampling technique. This research employed a cross-sectional design with a bivariate analysis. Results: Results showed that 45.3% of the respondents possessed good CHLB. There were significant relationships of exposure to health-promoting media, parents’ role, teachers’ role to CHLB in fifth graders. Conclusions: Facility and infrastructure availability becomes a driving factor in behavioral change.

Keywords

• Clean and healthy living behavior
• Health-promoting media
• Parents’ role
• Teachers’ role