Assessment of School Health Instruction Implementation in Primary Schools in a Local Community in South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study between Private and Public Schools.

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dc.contributor.authorChidiebere, Osuorah DI.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Ulasi O.
dc.contributor.authorJoy, Ebenebe
dc.contributor.authorUchenna, Ekwochi
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Onah K.
dc.contributor.authorIkenna, Ndu K.
dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Asinobi N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T04:44:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T04:44:55Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSchools have the responsibility to educate their students and encourage them to live healthy and hygienic behavior. This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the status of the school health instruction in 56 randomly selected schools in Nnewi North Local Government area of Anambra state using the school health program evaluation scale. It also assessed the extent of implementation of provisions of school health instruction in these schools. Forty six (78.6%) of the 56 schools surveyed had adequate implementation of school health instruction. The proportion of school that met the requisite score (16) for adequate implementation of school health instruction was not significantly different between private and public schools [24(73%) vs. 20(87%), P=0.389]. There was also no significant difference in mean scores attained for school health instruction between private and public schools (17.6±4.4 vs. 17.6±3.6; P=0.939). Private school had more non classroom related heath activity compared to public schools (75.8% vs. 21.7%, P=0.000) while public schools, had significantly more qualified health instructors, ten (43.5%) compared to private schools six (18.2%), P=0.040. Training and retraining of primary school teachers coupled with effective school health policies would be essential in ensuring adequate and optimal implementation of school health instructions in primary schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChidiebere Osuorah DI., Thomas Ulasi O., Joy Ebenebe , Uchenna Ekwochi, Stanley Onah K., Ikenna Ndu K., Isaac Asinobi N. Assessment of School Health Instruction Implementation in Primary Schools in a Local Community in South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study between Private and Public Schools.British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2016; 13(7): 1-6.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0614
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/182588
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/13123en_US
dc.subjectHealth instructionen_US
dc.subjectprimary schoolsen_US
dc.subjectprivate schoolsen_US
dc.subjectpublic schoolsen_US
dc.subjectNnewi.en_US
dc.titleAssessment of School Health Instruction Implementation in Primary Schools in a Local Community in South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study between Private and Public Schools.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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