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Table 3 Practice of school health services in public and private schools

From: School health services and its practice among public and private primary schools in Western Nigeria

Practice

Public schools N = 180 (%)

Private schools N = 180 (%)

Total N = 360 (%)

Test statistic value (X2)

p value

Personnel

 None

86 (47.8)

110 (61.1)

196 (54.4)

  

 Health assistant/trained first-aider

24 (13.3)

33 (18.3)

57 (15.8)

  

 Health educator/nutritionist

11 (6.1)

10 (5.6)

21 (5.8)

17.122

0.002

 Nurse/midwife

57 (31.7)

27 (15.0)

84 (23.3)

  

 Doctor

2 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.6)

  

Health appraisals

 Routine (teacher) inspection

  Yes

168 (93.3)

175 (97.2)

343 (95.3)

3.025

0.082

  No

12 (6.7)

5 (2.8)

17 (4.7)

  

 Screening test for growth defect, handicaps, disabilities

  Yes

14 (7.8)

10 (5.6)

24 (6.7)

0.714

0.398

  No

166 (92.2)

170 (94.4)

336 (93.3)

  

 Periodic medical exams for staff and pupils

  Yes

13 (7.2)

31 (17.2)

44 (12.2)

8.398

0.004

  No

167 (92.8)

149 (82.8)

316 (87.8)

  

 Referrals to health centres/hospitals

  Yes

82 (45.6)

88 (48.9)

170 (47.2)

0.401

0.526

  No

98 (54.4)

92 (51.1)

190 (52.8)

  

 Supervision of health of the handicapped

  Yes

14 (7.8)

7 (3.9)

21 (5.8)

2.478

0.115

  No

166 (92.2)

173 (96.1)

339 (94.2)

  

Treatment facilities

 First aid box

  Yes

167 (92.8)

162 (90.0)

329 (91.4)

0.882

0.348

  No

13 (7.2)

18 (10.0)

31 (8.6)

  

 Essential drugs and materials

  Yes

114 (63.3)

140 (77.8)

254 (70.6)

9.039

0.003

  No

66 (36.7)

40 (22.2)

106 (29.4)

  

 Sick bay/clinic

  Yes

26 (14.4)

67 (37.2)

93 (25.8)

24.371

0.001

  No

154 (85.6)

113 (62.8)

267 (74.2)

  

 Ambulance/school bus

  Yes

5 (2.8)

44 (24.4)

49 (13.6)

35.931

0.001

  No

175 (97.2)

136 (75.6)

311 (86.4)

  

Emergency care

 First aid treatment usually given

  Yes

147 (81.7)

167 (92.8)

314 (87.2)

9.970

0.002

  No

33 (18.3)

13 (7.2)

46 (12.8)

  

 Treatment given recorded or referral copy seen

  Yes

39 (21.7)

33 (18.3)

72 (20.0)

0.625

0.429

  No

141 (78.3)

147 (81.7)

288 (80.0)

  

 Notification of parent

  Yes

149 (82.8)

158 (87.8)

307 (85.3)

1.792

0.181

  No

31 (17.2)

22 (12.2)

53 (14.7)

  

 Transport child to nearest health post

  Yes

115 (63.9)

132 (73.3)

247 (68.6)

3.728

0.054

  No

65 (36.1)

48 (26.7)

113 (31.4)

  

 Transport child home afterwards

  Yes

42 (23.3)

34 (18.9)

76 (21.1)

1.067

0.302

  No

138 (76.7)

146 (81.1)

284 (78.9)