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Treatment facilities and Content of First Aid Box in Public and Private  Primary Schools within Owerri Municipal, Imo State, Nigeria.

AUTHORS

Ahumaraeze CB and Akani NA

ABSTRACT
School health services are the curative and preventive health services, provided for the promotion of the health of school population to enable them benefit maximally from the school system. The aim of the study was to assess the treatment facilities and content of first aid box in public and private primary schools within Owerri municipal, Imo State, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out to assess school health services in 36 government approved primary (12 public and 24 private) schools within Owerri Municipal LGA. Relevant data was obtained from school head teachers using an evaluation scale and direct observation was done where applicable. The responses were scored using the School Health Programme evaluation scale. Thereafter, a prospective (pre-test – post-test) study was carried out in two public primary schools between May to December 2017 (two academic terms). Within the period (September to December 2017) an intervention was carried out which involved the running of school clinics in two selected public primary schools. School attendances were kept during the pre- intervention and intervention periods using a check off list for monitoring daily attendances and reasons for absenteeism. School health personnel were available in fourteen (38.9%) schools, out of which one (8.3%) public school had health personnel. All (100%) schools had first aid boxes, but none of the schools had the boxes completely stocked. School health clinics were available in one (8.3%) public school and 5 (20.8%) private schools. The private schools performed comparatively better than public schools in terms of treatment facilities and content of first aid box. These findings therefore portray the need for implementation of the National School Health Policy by the State Ministries of Education and Health.

Keywords: Treatment facilities, First Aid Box, Public, Private and Primary Schools.

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PUBLISHED

2023-01-11

HOW TO CITE

Ahumaraeze CB and Akani NA (2023).Treatment facilities and Content of First Aid Box in Public and Private  Primary Schools within Owerri Municipal, Imo State, Nigeria. IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 8(1)33-51,2023.

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