en آموزش و سلامت Education & Health Original Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#000000;">Background</span>: </span></b><span style="line-height:115%">Insects&rsquo; stings and bites are common phenomenon among school children in rural areas primarily due to closeness to bushes. Knowledge of teachers on allergies and anaphylaxis due to insect bites and stings is important to promote healthy school living; hence, this study investigated the knowledge of primary school teachers on stinging insects and allergic reactions.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><span style="color:#000000;">Methods</span>:</span></span></b><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> This was a descriptive survey research with 120 participants. Knowledge of insect stings prevention questionnaire (KISPQ r = 8.27) and knowledge of insect stings first aid treatment questionnaire (KISFATQ, r = 7.68) were the main instruments used for the study.&nbsp; Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the four research questions while linear regression analysis was used to test the two postulated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels. </span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#000000;">Results</span>: </span></b><span style="line-height:115%">Findings revealed that teachers were not significantly knowledgeable about insects&rsquo; stings regarding allergies and anaphylactic reactions. This was because only about 50% of the teachers could recognize the insects causing allergies and anaphylactic reactions. The result of F-value of 81.760 whose probability was close to zero percent showed that, statistically, the teachers&#39; knowledge of the prevention and first aid treatment of allergy due to insect bite had a significant influence on prevention of anaphylaxis. The result of F-value of 110.618 whose probability was close to zero percent indicated that teachers&#39; knowledge of aetiology and prevention of allergy regarding insect bite had a significant influence on first aid skills.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#000000;">Conclusion</span>:</span></b><span style="line-height:115%"> There is lack of knowledge in these areas at primary school level and that allergies and anaphylactic prevention should be added to health education curriculum content in school to improve knowledge of both the teachers and the pupils. Therefore, this study focuses on training teachers regarding prevention of insect stings and improving first aid treatment skills for stings and bites. </span></span></span></span></p> Prevention, First Aid, Insect Sting Allergy, Treatment 1000 1008 http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-447-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Samuel Adesina Okueso okueso.samuel@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng 0000-0001-9057-5833 No Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria Victor Olusegun Adefarasin victor.adefarasin@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng 0000-0003-1803-3292 No Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria Ademola Ridwan Adekola ridwanadekola99@gmail.com 0000-0002-2401-025x Yes Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria