The Culture of Epidemiologyand its Relationship to the Adherence to the Health Protocol Among Kindergarten Teachers in Jerusalem

Abstract

This study aims at introducing the relationship between having assimilated into the culture of epidemiology adhering to the health protocol. It was conducted on a group of kindergarten teachers in Jerusalem; by examining the differences in the averages of the variables of: age, educational qualification ,etc. The current study is based on the descriptive approach and it uses two scales. The first scale is the one used for measuring the extent to which kindergarten teachers have assimilated into the culture of epidemiology and the second is that referring to the adherence to the health protocol. These scales were applied to the available sample of kindergarten teachers. The study sample group consisted of (120) kindergarten teachers in Jerusalem for the year 2020/2021. Thus, there is a relationship between epidemiological culture and the level of awareness in terms of adherence to health protocols among kindergarten educators. This indicates the extent of the high level of awareness, which avoids the occurrence of any wrong behavior in the event of the spread of disease and epidemics. The results showed that there were no differences in the awareness of kindergarten educators in Jerusalem, due to several variables, including age, educational qualification, and so on. Thus, we can succeed in the continuity of face-to-face education in light of epidemics and diseases. Furthermore, the present study concludes that there is a correlation between having assimilated into the culture of epidemiology and adhering to the health protocol among kindergarten teachers in Jerusalem. This correlation is clearly shown through a positive direct relationship between these two factors One of the most important recommendations this study offers is to pay attention to researches examining the issue of the extent to which kindergarten teachers have assimilated into the culture of epidemiology. The present study calls for greater cooperation with the various ministriesin an effort to support kindergarten.