The effectiveness of a preventive health strategy based on the philosophy of preventive education and the introduction of Infusion to avoid dangers of infection with the Coronavirus COVID-19 among primary school children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The current research aimed at facing the Corona epidemic by designing a preventive health strategy based on the philosophy of preventive education and the Infusion approach to avoid the dangers of infection with the Coronavirus COVID-19 in science curricula among primary school children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The list of preventive and health education requirements necessary to avoid the dangers of infection with the new epidemic COVID-19 virus for elementary school students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was determined through a questionnaire that included (8) aspects of components, and was applied to a sample of teachers, supervisors and doctors in Tarbah Governorate No.(32), and in light of the results were built a list of preventive and health education standards that included (3) main dimensions and (136) sub-items, and in light of which the content of (24) science textbooks at the primary stage was analyzed, and in light of these results the A suggested framework was developed for building and designing a preventive and health educational strategy Innovative based on the philosophy of preventive education and the introduction of Infusion to avoid the dangers of infection with the emerging epidemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) among primary school students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
The content of the "Diversity of life and the kingdoms of living creatures" was organized within the framework of the preventive and health education requirements, the use of preventive and health educational activities, the necessary artificial representative situation, preventive and health skills and first aid, and the preparation of a teacher's guide in teaching the unit. The two research groups were selected. The unit for fifth grade elementary students, the control group of taught the of unit by normal organization at (Abdul Rahman Bin Sakher Primary School in Turbah), while the experimental group in the preventive health strategy at (Mansouriya Elementary School in Turbah), After the end of the unit teaching, the preventive and health scientific knowledge test (26) questions, the preventive and health skills Observation checklist (7) basic skills, and the preventive health awareness measure (26) situations were applied to the students of the two research groups, and the search resulted in results, the most important of which are:
1- The content of science curricula in primary education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not include the requirements and standards of preventive and health education necessary to avoid the dangers of Coronavirus (COVID-19), as the percentage reached (2.13%).
2- There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students of the control and experimental groups in the preventive health knowledge test, in favor of the students of the experimental group.
3- There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students of the control and experimental groups in the first aid skills observation card for the students of the experimental group afterwards.
4- There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students of the control and experimental groups in the preventive health awareness scale in favor of the students of the experimental group.
5- There is a statistically significant correlation between the preventive ambulance knowledge test and the primary ambulance skills observation card, and the preventive health awareness measure for group students.