Role of School Administration in Controlling Communicable Diseases: The Case of Influenza in Some West Bekaa (Lebanon) Area Schools

摘要

Academic performance and students' success are closely related to school attendance based on the evidence provided by literature. Influenza, an infectious disease, is one of the factors that prevent the students from attending classes. To study the role of school administration in controlling and preventing this disease and its effect on the students' performance, a field study was conducted in the schools of West Bekaa, Lebanon. Data was collected from private and public schools, in addition to the data collected from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The findings revealed that influenza is one of the important reasons behind students' absence, which affects their performance. Immunization and general infection-control measures can be organized by the schools' administration to control and prevent the spread of this disease.