INFLUENCE OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHFUL BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NASARAWA STATE

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dc.contributor.authorUmaru, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T14:50:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T14:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.descriptionPost-print Journal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe general aim of health education programme in secondary school is to bring about positive change in the behaviour of the students. This study was carried out to find out the influence of health knowledge on the development of positive behaviour among the students of secondary schools in Nasarawa State. A questionnaire was developed, validated and pilot test for reliability. Four hundred and fifty (450) students were randomly sampled from four schools, two urban and two rural. Mean and standard deviation, t-test, correlation coefficient and ANOVA statistical techniques were used to test the hypotheses. The main finding revealed that students’ health knowledge, health attitude and health practices were negative. It was recommended that teaching of health education should be improved in order to encourage development of healthful behaviouren_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8981
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHEALTH KNOWLEDGE,en_US
dc.subjectHEALTHFUL BEHAVIOURen_US
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectNASARAWA STATE,en_US
dc.titleINFLUENCE OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHFUL BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NASARAWA STATEen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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