Table 4 Practie of school health programme and socio-demographic variables of respondents
From: School health services and its practice among public and private primary schools in Western Nigeria
Characteristics of respondents | Poor practice of SHP | Good practice of SHP | Total N = 360 (%) | Test statistic value (X2) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at last birthday | |||||
21–30 | 15 (8.0) | 15 (8.7) | 30 (8.3) | 12.53 | 0.006 |
31–40 | 45 (24.1) | 67 (38.7) | 112 (31.1) | ||
41–50 | 30 (16.0) | 31 (17.9) | 61 (16.9) | ||
>50 | 97 (51.9) | 60 (34.7) | 157 (43.6) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 46 (24.6) | 44 (25.4) | 90 (25.0) | 0.33 | 0.855 |
Female | 141 (75.4) | 129 (74.6) | 270 (75.0) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 16 (8.6) | 20 (11.6) | 36 (10.0) | 0.971 | 0.808 |
Married | 159 (85.0) | 143 (82.7) | 302 (83.9) | ||
Separated/divorced | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) | ||
Widowed | 10 (5.3) | 8 (4.6) | 18 (5.0) | ||
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 124(66.3) | 104 (60.1) | 228 (63.3) | 1.485 | 0.223 |
Islam | 63 (33.7) | 69 (39.9) | 132 (36.7) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||
Igbo | 23 (12.3) | 27 (15.6) | 50 (13.9) | 6.320 | 0.042 |
Yoruba | 162 (86.6) | 137 (79.2) | 299 (83.1) | ||
Others | 2 (1.1) | 9 (5.2) | 11 (3.1) | ||
Highest educational qualification | |||||
Masters degree | 9 (4.8) | 16 (9.2) | 25 (6.9) | 2.803 | 0.423 |
University degree | 101 (54.0) | 90 (52.0) | 191 (53.1) | ||
College of education | 68 (36.4) | 60 (34.7) | 128 (35.6) | ||
Teacher’s training school certificate | 9 (4.8) | 7 (4.0) | 16 (4.4) | ||
Experience of respondents as a head teacher? (years) | |||||
1–5 | 99 (52.9) | 92 (53.2) | 191 (53.1) | ||
6–10 | 43 (23.0) | 39 (22.5) | 82 (22.8) | 0.267 | 0.996 |
11–15 | 19 (10.2) | 20 (11.6) | 39 (10.8) | ||
>15 | 26 (13.9) | 22 (12.7) | 48 (13.3) | ||