Assessment of Techers' Knowledge about Hemophilic Students in Primary Schools

Back ground: Hemophilia with bleeding symptoms that are roughly proportional to the degree of plasma factor deficiency. Joints and muscles are the most common locations of spontaneous bleeding, which, if not treated properly, can cause persistent injury to the musculoskeletal system, culminating in severe handicaps and impairment. Furthermore, uncontrolled bleeding occurs as a result of trauma and surgical treatments and they are usually diagnosed before the age of five to six years.
Objectives: To assess the level of teachers' knowledge about students with hemophilia, and to find out relationships between teachers knowledge and their demographic characteristics.
Methodology: Using the pre-experimental design of the current study, for one group of 100 teachers working at the primary schools in Baghdad, data was collected from 16th February 2022 to 20th May 2022. Using non-probability samples (convenient samples), self-management technology in which trainers fill out the questionnaire form themselves was used in the data collection process; it was analyzed through descriptive and inference statistics.
Conclusion: The study concluded that there was no significant or weak correlation between the teacher's knowledge and socio-demographic characteristics. The knowledge of the teachers ranged from low to medium in various dialogues.