Table 2 Knowledge of respondents’ about school health programme
From: School health services and its practice among public and private primary schools in Western Nigeria
Knowledge | Public schools N = 180 (%) | Private schools N = 180 (%) | Total N = 360 (%) | Test statistic value (X2) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Definition of school health programme | |||||
Poor | 166 (92.2) | 167 (92.8) | 333 (92.5) | 2.043 | 0.360 |
Fair | 12 (6.7) | 13 (7.2) | 25 (6.9) | ||
Good | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | ||
Knowledge of the components of school health programme | |||||
Poor | 164 (91.1) | 167 (92.8) | 331 (91.9) | ||
Fair | 15 (8.3) | 9 (5.0) | 24 (6.7) | 3.327 | 0.189 |
Good | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2.2) | 5 (1.4) | ||
Knowledge of the impact of medical record keeping in school health programme | |||||
Correct | 176 (97.8) | 175 (97.2) | 351 (97.5) | 0.203 | 0.652 |
Incorrect | 4 (2.2) | 5 (2.8) | 9 (2.5) | ||
Effective knowledge of first aid among head teachers | |||||
Correct | 140 (77.8) | 130 (72.2) | 270 (75.0) | 1.398 | 0.237 |
Incorrect | 40 (22.2) | 50 (27.8) | 90 (25.0) | ||