AN EVALUATION OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF KADUNA STATE
AN EVALUATION OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF KADUNA STATE
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2008-04
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MAKAMA, BALA ANDREW
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Abstract
The School health responsibilities are to provide a healthy environment that is
conducive for teaching, learning and healthy living. This is possible only when adequate and
appropriate school health services are provided. Secondary schools in Kaduna State, as in
other parts of Nigeria, provide different health services. However, the level and quality of
these services depend on many factors, like the commitment of the Ministry of Education and
the involvement of parents and the community. As it is not clear what kind of health services
are provided and to what extent they are maintained and utilised in secondary schools of
Kaduna State, this study was conducted to evaluate school health services in secondary
schools of Kaduna State.
To achieve the purpose of the study, Ex-Post Facto research design was used to collect
the required information. In this design, 318 teachers and health personnel selected at random
from urban and rural secondary schools of Kaduna State was selected as sample for this
study. Out of these. A self developed and validated questionnaire on school health services
was administered on the respondents. The questionnaire contain sections on personal
information, appraisal of health status, treatment of common ailments, first aid and
emergency care, control of communicable diseases, promotion of sanitary conditions,
provision of counselling services, provision of nutritional programme, provision of health
personnel and correction of remedial defects among the students in the secondary schools of
Kaduna State. Out of the 318, 282(88.7%) responded.
This study reveal that school health services of secondary schools of Kaduna State did
not include health services like appraisal of health status and control of communicable
diseases. It also reveals that boarding schools have better health services than day secondary
schools. On the basis of the findings of the study, it was recommended that Kaduna State
Government should provide health personnel, facilities and equipment.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
NIGERIA.
APRIL, 2008
Keywords
EVALUATION,, SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES,, POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS,, KADUNA STATE.