An evaluation of the environmental health of the primary schools in Kecioren district of Ankara

This study is conducted to show up the sources of environmental exposures,

which are related with school physical environment, to determine fitness of

standards about school environmental health and, to take precautions

against environmental risk factors, which influence students health

negatively.

In this study, it’s aimed to determine the environmental health status of the

primary schools in Kecioren district of Ankara in 2008.  For this aim, 31 primary schools, selected by proper sampling method

was evaluated for their compatibility to the standard number 12014 of Turkish

Standardization Institute. Electromagnetic field (EMF) and illumination levels

were measured to reveal out the current status of environmental health.

The 48.3% of the schools, examined in this study, have had only one

building. Mean age of buildings was 20.6±15.0 years. The 54.8% of the

primary schools were on the main street. All of the primary schools have had

a central heating. Daily garbage collection was in the whole schools. All of

the primary schools, had a tank, have used tap water by network. According

to the standards only 8.1 % of the classes have had a sufficient air volume

per student, while 61.0% of them have had a sufficient space per student. It

has indicated that all of the school toilets, connected to drainage were in the

buildings. The schools round the source of electromagnetic field (EMF) have

had an higher amount, which has a statistically significancy (p<0,001).

Illumination of 96.8% of the classroms was above the standard level. This

ratio was 34.8% for library. The 54.8% of them has scored 50-59 points from

the pertinence of the standards. Many aspects of environmental health status should be improved at the Primary schools in Kecioren.

 Supported by : TUBITAK