A Survey on Availability and Utilization of School Health Services Among Junior Secondary Schools in Funtua Zone Katsina State, Nigeria

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Abdulmalik Sabitu, Magaji Yunusa Matazu, Ibrahim Sukola Tambaya

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https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15415/jmrh.2016.31001

Keywords
School Health Services, Availability and Utilization

Abstract

The study investigated the utilization of available school health services among secondary school in Funtua Education Zone, Katsina State- Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design using a sample of Fifteen (15) junior secondary schools randomly drawn from a population of twentytwo schools in the study area. Three research questions were formulated for the study. School Health Services Availability and Utilization Questionnaire (SHSAUQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was duly validated by experts and a reliability coefficient of 0.85 was established using split half method. The data was analyzed using frequency and percentage count. Results revealed that, School Health Services are available in majority (86.70%) of the schools under study, but there was no enough qualified health personnel for effective utilization of school health services in the study area. It was recommended among others that Katsina State Government through ministry of education should deploy qualified health personnel such as nurses, community health workers in all the school clinics in the state.

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Abdulmalik Sabitu, Magaji Yunusa Matazu, Ibrahim Sukola Tambaya. A Survey on Availability and Utilization of School Health Services Among Junior Secondary Schools in Funtua Zone Katsina State, Nigeria. J. Multidiscip. Res. Healthcare. 2016, 03, 1-9

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