E-Learning YOUTH4OSH Educcation: Analysis of Differences Safety Behavior During Practicum For State Vocational School Students

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15294/jhealthedu.v10i1.2979

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e-learning Youth4OSH, safety attitude, safety behavior, safety knowledge, safety practices

Abstract

Background: Education Youth4OSH e-learning is one of the ILO's efforts to reduce the high number of young worker accidents. This study aims to determine differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safety behavior during practicum before and after being given education through Youth4OSH e-learning.

Methods: This research used a non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental study design, with a purposive sampling technique and a sample of 30 students in the control group and 31 students in the treatment group. Interventions involve OSH education through Youth4OSH e-learning, which is provided three times over three weeks. Data analysis utilized the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann-Whitney U Test.

 Results: The results of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed that there was an increase in the scores of knowledge (p= 0.000), attitudes (p= 0.000), and practices (p= 0.000) in the treatment group. Furthermore, differences in enhancement scores of knowledge, attitudes, and practices between the treatment group and the control group are observed using the Mann-Whitney U test, which showed a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05).

Conclusions: There were differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safety behavior before and after receiving Youth4OSH e-learning education.

Author Biography

  • Hanifa Denny, Diponegoro University

    Prof. Hanifa M. Denny is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health at the Faculty of Public Health and is also appointed as the Director of Academic, Student, and Alumni Affairs at Diponegoro University. She has previously served as the Dean of Diponegoro University's Faculty of Public Health from 2015 to 2019.

    Beside her role as one of the founders and past Presidents of the Indonesian Public Health Union (PERSAKMI), Prof. Denny's global education has spanned across Indonesia, The Philippines, Sweden, Germany, the USA, and Australia, which has enriched her academic insights.

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Published

2025-07-10

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2979

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