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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022

Assessment of school health services in primary schools in Gwagwalada area council, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

Usman Abiola Sanni, Kareem Iwunmole Airede, Emmanuel Ademola Anigilaje, Uduak Mayen Offiong

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  1. Health Risks Management Program in Schools: An Operational Study in Türkiye.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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Usman Abiola SanniDepartment of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria.
Kareem Iwunmole AiredeDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Emmanuel Ademola AnigilajeDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Uduak Mayen OffiongDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.

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Abstract

Introduction: School Health Service (SHS) is one of the five main components of the School Health Programme aimed at ensuring every child remains healthy to benefit maximally from his/her education. This study aimed to assess the level of implementation of SHS in primary schools in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out in primary schools in Gwagwalada Area Council using a weighted School Health Service assessment checklist. Results: a total of 146 primary schools were studied. Ninety-five (65.1%) of the schools had no health personnel. First aid was offered by 129 (88.4%) of the schools for medical emergencies. All schools sent children with communicable diseases home. None of the public schools assessed had an ambulance or a sickbay. A total of 44 (30.1%) schools, made up of 8 (20.0%) public and 36 (34.0%) private schools, attained the acceptable minimum score of 19. The mean scores on school health services by the private and public schools were 16.31±3.96 SD and 16.23±2.87 SD respectively out of the attainable maximum score of 45 (t=0.145, p=0.885). Conclusion: the level of implementation of SHS in Gwagwalada Area Council is inadequate though with a slightly better situation in the private schools. For more effective SHSs in the study area, there is the need for the provision of sufficient human resources and facilities by stakeholders in Gwagwalada Area Council primary schools.

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School Health ServicesSchoolsChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleNigeriaFederal Capital TerritoryGwagwalada area councilNigeriaprimary schoolsprivatepublicSchool health services

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