Table 1 Characteristics of respondents’ socio-demographic variables
From: School health services and its practice among public and private primary schools in Western Nigeria
Characteristics | Public schools N = 180 (%) | Private schools N = 180 (%) | Total N = 360 (%) | Test statistic value (χ2) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at last birthday | |||||
21–30 | 0 (0.0) | 30 (16.7) | 30 (8.3) | ||
31–40 | 2 (1.1) | 110 (61.1) | 112 (31.1) | ||
41–50 | 31 (17.2) | 30 (16.7) | 61 (16.9) | 2.250 | 0.001 |
51–60 | 147 (81.7) | 9 (5.0) | 156 (43.3) | ||
≥60 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 39 (21.7) | 51 (28.3) | 90 (25.0) | 1.809 | 0.179 |
Female | 141 (78.3) | 129 (71.7) | 270 (75.0) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 5 (2.8) | 31 (17.2) | 36 (10.0) | ||
Married | 152 (87.8) | 144 (80.0) | 302 (83.9) | 25.803 | 0.001 |
Separated/divorced | 3 (1.7) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1.1) | ||
Widowed | 14 (7.8) | 4 (2.2) | 18 (5.0) | ||
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 155 (86.1) | 158 (87.8) | 313 (86.9) | ||
Islam | 24 (13.3) | 20 (11.1) | 44 (12.2) | 0.966 | 0.617 |
Others | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (0.8) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||
Hausa | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | ||
Ibo | 18 (10.0) | 32 (17.8) | 50 (13.8) | 5.343 | 0.069 |
Yoruba | 158 (87.8) | 141 (78.3) | 299 (83.1) | ||
Others | 4 (2.2) | 7 (3.9) | 11 (3.1) | ||
Highest educational qualification | |||||
Masters degree | 8 (4.4) | 17 (9.4) | 25 (6.9) | 7.417 | 0.060 |
University degree | 98 (54.4) | 93 (51.7) | 191 (53.1) | ||
Certificate from college of education | 69 (38.3) | 59 (32.8) | 128 (35.6) | ||
Teacher’s training school certificate | 5 (2.8) | 11 (6.1) | 16 (4.4) | ||
How long have you been a head teacher (years) | |||||
1–5 | 93 (51.7) | 98 (54.4) | 191 (53.1) | ||
6–10 | 35 (19.4) | 47 (26.1) | 82 (22.8) | 6.804 | 0.078 |
11–15 | 20 (11.1) | 19 (10.6) | 39 (10.8) | ||
>15 | 32 (17.8) | 16 (8.9) | 48 (13.3) | ||