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Abstract
A healthy school environment supports learning and contributes to students’ health by minimizing distractions that either threatens their mental or physical wellbeing. Children can be particularly susceptible to harm from environmental hazards. This is because their bodies are still developing and they may have relatively higher exposures to environmental hazards. Aim: This study was aimed to assess the environmental health hazards among primary school children. Subject & methods: It was a descriptive correlational study. The study was conducted to 157 primary schools (64 governmental primary schools and 93 private primary schools). A stratified random sample was selected from the total primary schools in Giza Governorate. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection, 1) School assessment sheet was used to assess school environment of primary school, assessment of school health services, disaster plan checklist, & chronic diseases among school children. 2) School environment medical health record to assess the health hazards and injuries among primary school children. Results: The most common health hazards among the primary school children, ecchymosis and abrasion (100.0%), cut wounds (96.2%). The causes or risk factors from the primary schools environment included are fall-down and slips (99.2%), and impulsive play (87.8%) in the study sample. The primary schools action to dealing with the accidents is referral to hospital (98.5%), and the first aid through the nurse or trained teacher is (96.9%). Conclusion: there’s statistical significant differences between the governmental and the private schools related to the air ventilation of classroom, according to water supply and highly statistical significant differences related to refuse disposed and cleanliness, related to painting room, music room, computer lap, and science lap are highly statistical significant differences, regarding causes of health hazards are highly statistical significant differences, and in types of hazards sprain joints, fracture bones, and infectious diseases are highly statistical significant differences. This study recommends the importance of making and maintains reports and medical records about school accidents by the school health nurse, training programs about first aid and safety in school environment for school staff especially schools without school health nurse, training of school staff and teachers on issues related to health education, accidents and violence prevention, and maintain continuous heath education sessions for primary school children about safety, simple health information, and personal hygiene.