A Survey of the Environmental Health Status of Girl's Primary Schools of Khomeyni Shahr, Isfahan, Iran, in 2013

The purpose of this study was to survey the environmental health status of girl’s primary schools of Khomeyni Shahr, Isfahan Province, Iran, in the year 2013.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted using a checklist and through field measurements in 12 governmental schools. The classroom’s temperature and size were measured using a thermometer, and a tape-measure, respectively. A digital lux meter was used to determine the classroom lighting and reflection. One sample t-test was used to analyze the obtained results.
Findings: In this study, 25% of classes had suitable lighting. All of the studied toilets had inappropriate lighting. Approximately 66.7% of schools had sufficient numbers of restrooms based on the relevant guidelines. The number of water drinking taps in all of the schools was in accordance with the relevant standard. About 91.7% of the studied schools had adequate space for each student. However, the area of the schools’ playing fields was not enough per person in 91.7% of the schools. None of the schools met the standards for stone installation height of classroom and corridor walls.
In some of the schools, bench properties, lighting intensity of the classrooms, corridors, restrooms, and library, and playground area, the amount of light reflection in the classrooms, the distance of water drinking taps from restrooms, condition of classroom walls, and solid waste separation were not desirable. Thus, greater coordination is required between the School Health Department of the Vice Chancellor for Health of the province and the State Education and Training Department to solve these problems.