Utilization of School Health Programme (SHP) Facilities and Factors Affecting Implementation in Secondary Schools in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria

Chabo, Joy Awu U.; Akpan-Idiok, Paulina Ackley

doi:10.15580/gjms.2019.1.021219031

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“…Most of the schools practice open dumping. This practice is not peculiar to the current study, as other studies reported similar findings [4,7,[18][19][20]. Open dumping of refuse serves as a breeding site for flies, mosquitoes, and rodents.…”

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An assessment of barriers to implementation of school health program in primary schools in Ido/Osi, Southwest, Nigeria: a qualitative study

Adeyemi,

Olatunya,

Ajibola

et al. 2024

RPHB

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INTRODUCTION: School Health Program is an event that promotes the understanding, maintenance, and improvement of the school community's health and ensures that children are at all times in a state of optimum health. The implementation of School Health Programme in most parts of Nigeria is, however, poor or suboptimal. The objective of the study was to assess the quality of the School Health Programme being implemented in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Southwest Nigeria.METHODS: Focused group discussions were carried out among 4 different groups of 8 participants each, with each group comprised of different administrative heads and health instructors. The qualitative study was carried out among primary schools in the Ido/Osi local government area in Southwest Nigeria. The data were analyzed using a thematic framework approach for qualitative data analysis.RESULTS: Administrative heads and health teachers lacked in-depth knowledge of the School Health Programme. Most private schools had good buildings but the majority of public schools had dilapidated structures. All schools had at least a source of water. Toilet facilities were present in a few public schools and in all private schools. Most of the schools practice open dumping of refuse. All the schools had a first aid box but with varying content. Only one private school had a school nurse. All the schools send a child with suspected communicable diseases home. Free mid-day meals are available in public schools but lacking in private ones.CONCLUSION: The study revealed the poor state of SHP in Ido/Osi and identified deficiencies in the effective implementation of SHP.

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An assessment of barriers to implementation of school health program in primary schools in Ido/Osi, Southwest, Nigeria: a qualitative study

Adeyemi,

Olatunya,

Ajibola

et al. 2024

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“…This variance may be attributed to the fact that the study in Kastina state was done among college students who are more advance in age, exposure and possibly are more knowledgeable and by implications are better informed to take better decision when sick to use the school health services. Also a study in Calabar, Nigeria reported that 92.3% of the respondents utilized school health services compared to the present study which reported a far lower percentage of utilization [11]. The higher level of utilization in this study as against the present study may be as a result of difference in socio-demographic characteristics of respondents.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Utilization of School Health Services among Senior Secondary School Students in Egor Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State

Osian

Ehwarieme

Igbinoba

2020

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Background: The knowledge of school health services among all students in various schools are essential in ensuring that students are equipped with the expected benefits and right attitude of utilizing the services. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and utilization of school health services among senior secondary school students in Egor local government area, Edo State. Methods: Using a multistage sampling two secondary schools were selected from the thirteen public secondary schools in the Egor LGA and a sample size of 274 using Taro Yamane formula. A self-structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.82 which show that the instrument was reliable. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and hypotheses were tested using Pearson Correlation Coefficient at 5% significant level. Results: Findings showed that majority 150(57.6%) of the respondents have good knowledge of school health services, 80(30.5%) have fair knowledge while 31(11%) have poor knowledge. All the respondents have a positive attitude toward school health services with an average grand mean of 3.078±0.428. However, 113.2(43.4%) have poor utilization of the school health services, 40(15.3%) have moderate while 107.8(41.3%) have high utilization. Positive correlation (p =0.01) was found between knowledge and utilization of school health services. Significant difference was found (p= 0.002; ˂0.05) in the utilization of school health services between male and female students. Conclusion: Government should ensure adequate provision of facilities, inspection and supervision of the school health services. Sensitization/Awareness campaign of school health services should be made available to all school children in the state.

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“…However, adolescents leaving in rural areas are not as prone to skipping meals as adolescents in urban areas due to infrequent intake of snacks as a result of reduced availability [20]. Another study on adolescents in cross-river state reiterated these feeding habits as well (skipping meals, snacking, and poor fruits and vegetable intake) [21]. Among adults be it undergraduate students or working-class adults, their dietary habits are influenced by changes in the environment, availability of resources, and exposure to unhealthy foods and habits.…”

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Relationship among Food Intake, Dietary Habit and Immunity among Different Age People in West African Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Oluwole¹,

Ademuyiwa²,

Kosoko³

et al. 2023

Nutr Food Technol Open Access

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Poor dietary habits are one of the leading risk factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and disability in the world. Different regions/continents of the world have different dietary patterns which are based on environmental, cultural, technological and socio-economic factors. However, due to urbanization, there has been a steady nutrition transition in many West African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal from their traditional diet made up of traditional staple foods like maize, yam, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, beans, and nuts with vegetables as soups to Westernized diet made up majorly of processed pre-packaged foods which are energy-dense foods or high-fat diet especially among urban dwellers. This transition has in turn had a negative effect on the health and well-being of the populace which can be seen in terms of susceptibility to infection and severity of infection. West Africa has also been reported to have a prevalence of people suffering from malnutrition either due to over-nutrition (over-consumption of high caloric foods with little micronutrients) or under-nutrition (inadequate consumption of both energy and micronutrients) based on nutritional status. This review attempts to show the role of good dietary habits as a means of protecting against Covid-19 infection across different age groups in four major West African countries.

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Utilization of School Health Programme (SHP) Facilities and Factors Affecting Implementation in Secondary Schools in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria

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An assessment of barriers to implementation of school health program in primary schools in Ido/Osi, Southwest, Nigeria: a qualitative study

An assessment of barriers to implementation of school health program in primary schools in Ido/Osi, Southwest, Nigeria: a qualitative study

Knowledge, Attitude and Utilization of School Health Services among Senior Secondary School Students in Egor Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State

Relationship among Food Intake, Dietary Habit and Immunity among Different Age People in West African Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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