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 |
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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) |