Planned Behaviour and Traditional Training

The aim of this quasi-experimental study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headset-based hand hygiene education and classical theory-based education on the hand hygiene behaviors of primary school students. The study was conducted with 195 primary school students divided into three groups: a VR education group, a classical education group, and a control group. Data were collected using a socio-demographic form and the Hygiene Behavior Scale before and after the intervention to determine the change in students' hygiene habits.

Inclusion Criteria: * • Having a low hand hygiene level (39 points and above), * Agreeing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * • Wearing goggles, * Suffering from any disease during the research, * Withdrawing from the study.