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Questions/instructions: |
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%
responses |
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| y4 |
y8
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1. What are some ways that infections get spread from one person to another? |
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transfer from one part of body to another (e.g. not washing hands after going to toilet) |
10 |
18 |
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direct physical contact (e.g. from hand to hand between people) |
27 |
24 |
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indirect physical transfer through touching
an object previously contaminated
(including needles) |
19 |
30 |
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fluid transfer through direct contact (e.g. kissing) |
21 |
34 |
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fluid contact through intermediate object
(e.g. drink bottle) |
21 |
55 |
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through consuming infected food or drink |
16 |
26 |
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through airborne means (coughing, sneezing) |
65 |
75 |
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through contact with infected animals or insects (including bites from infected animals) |
4 |
4 |
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through crowding together of infected
and uninfected people |
30 |
22 |
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| 2. What can we do to help stop the spread
of infections? |
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stay away from healthy people |
39 |
36 |
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be careful not to infect objects/food/drink
other people might have contact with |
21 |
49 |
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use handkerchief, elbow or hand to
reduce airborne spread when sneezing,
coughing, or blowing nose |
40 |
46 |
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clean up after you |
6 |
16 |
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do not touch face with unwashed hands |
1 |
1 |
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do not touch food or drink with unwashed hands |
2 |
4 |
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wash hands after using toilet |
12 |
27 |
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use a mask if you need to be near
a person who could infect you |
7 |
15 |
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protect yourself from insects or animals
that might be infected |
2 |
2 |
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get immunised, where appropriate |
18 |
16 |
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Total
score: |
8–20 |
2 |
12 |
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6–7 |
12 |
30 |
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4–5 |
42 |
40 |
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0–3 |
44 |
18 |
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| Subgroup Analysis: |
Year 4 |
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Year 8 |
| Commentary: |
| Students placed a great deal of attention on airborne transfer and fluid transfer from sharing drink containers but less on other means of transmission of infection (notably transfer by touching objects or people). |
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