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Peer-reviewedCC BYNPJ primary care respiratory medicine

Assessment of teachers' knowledge, awareness, and response to students with asthma in Greater Cairo schools.

  • Hoda M Abdel-Hamid1
  • Radwa M Elsayed2
  • Sara El-Sayed Abd El-Ghani3
  • Marwa M Zein4
  • Hebatallah M Hassaan5
  • Abdelhameed Elshenawy6
  • Mostafa Alaa Abdelmoneim7
  • Jumana Hesham Ismail8
  • Fatma Elzahraa Ahmed Abd Elaleem8
  • Hadeel Abd El Wahab Mohamed8
8 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. [email protected].
  2. 2Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  3. 3Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hematology unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  4. 4Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  5. 5Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  6. 6Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  7. 7Intern, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  8. 8Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Abstract

Bronchial asthma remains a significant public health challenge, especially among school-aged children. Schoolteachers are often the initial responders to asthma attacks, making their role vital for early symptom recognition and first aid provision. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the knowledge, awareness, and response of schoolteachers to students with asthma. Between March 2024 and October 2024, a self-administered questionnaire was created on Google Forms and distributed to schoolteachers through WhatsApp groups of private and public schools across different districts in Greater Cairo. The questionnaire consisted of three sections assessing: (1) teachers' experience and demographics, (2) basic knowledge of asthma, and (3) knowledge related to first aid response in an asthma attack. A total of 634 schoolteachers participated in the study. Of these, 361 (57%) reported having previously taught students with bronchial asthma, whereas only 176 (27.8%) had witnessed a student having an acute asthma attack before. A majority of participants (445/634, 70.2%) correctly identified the short-acting beta agonist (SABA) inhaler or nebulizer as appropriate first aid for an acute asthma attack. However, only 187/634 (29.5%) reported knowing the correct technique for using SABA inhalers or nebulizers during an asthma attack. More than half of the participants, 362/634 (57.1%), provided appropriate answers regarding the etiology of the disease, specifically whether it was a contagious disease or not. There was no statistically significant association between teachers' knowledge level and their sociodemographic characteristics. Teachers in Greater Cairo demonstrated fair knowledge and awareness regarding asthma. However, they did not fully understand appropriate first-aid responses, a gap that underscores the need for more asthma education programs.

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@article{abdelhamid2026assessment,
  title = {{Assessment of teachers' knowledge, awareness, and response to students with asthma in Greater Cairo schools.}},
  author = {Hoda M Abdel-Hamid and Radwa M Elsayed and Sara El-Sayed Abd El-Ghani and Marwa M Zein and Hebatallah M Hassaan and Abdelhameed Elshenawy and Mostafa Alaa Abdelmoneim and Jumana Hesham Ismail and Fatma Elzahraa Ahmed Abd Elaleem and Hadeel Abd El Wahab Mohamed},
  journal = {NPJ primary care respiratory medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1038/s41533-026-00571-w},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42919833},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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AU  - Hebatallah M Hassaan
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AU  - Mostafa Alaa Abdelmoneim
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AB  - Bronchial asthma remains a significant public health challenge, especially among school-aged children. Schoolteachers are often the initial responders to asthma attacks, making their role vital for early symptom recognition and first aid provision. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the knowledge, awareness, and response of schoolteachers to students with asthma. Between March 2024 and October 2024, a self-administered questionnaire was created on Google Forms and distributed to schoolteachers through WhatsApp groups of private and public schools across different districts in Greater Cairo. The questionnaire consisted of three sections assessing: (1) teachers' experience and demographics, (2) basic knowledge of asthma, and (3) knowledge related to first aid response in an asthma attack. A total of 634 schoolteachers participated in the study. Of these, 361 (57%) reported having previously taught students with bronchial asthma, whereas only 176 (27.8%) had witnessed a student having an acute asthma attack before. A majority of participants (445/634, 70.2%) correctly identified the short-acting beta agonist (SABA) inhaler or nebulizer as appropriate first aid for an acute asthma attack. However, only 187/634 (29.5%) reported knowing the correct technique for using SABA inhalers or nebulizers during an asthma attack. More than half of the participants, 362/634 (57.1%), provided appropriate answers regarding the etiology of the disease, specifically whether it was a contagious disease or not. There was no statistically significant association between teachers' knowledge level and their sociodemographic characteristics. Teachers in Greater Cairo demonstrated fair knowledge and awareness regarding asthma. However, they did not fully understand appropriate first-aid responses, a gap that underscores the need for more asthma education programs.
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