Obembe Taiwo A, Osungbade Kayode O, Ademokun Oluwakemi M
Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2016 Jul-Aug;57(4):217-25. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.188341.
The awareness, knowledge, and involvement of teachers in the implementation of School Health Programme (SHP) in secondary schools are essential in ensuring the effectiveness and overall success of the School Health Policy. This study assessed the awareness and knowledge of teachers on SHP in Ibadan metropolis.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a two-stage sampling technique to select 426 secondary school teachers across all the five Urban Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ibadan metropolis by balloting. Pretested semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 426 teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and logistics regression tests at 5% level of significance.
About one-third of the respondents had heard of National School Health Policy (NSHP); however, few had seen the document. About half of the respondents were aware of the SHP in their schools. Many of the respondents had a good knowledge of SHP. Age and level of education of participants significantly influenced the knowledge of SHP. Above 50 years of age and postgraduate qualification were the significant predictors for the good knowledge of SHP.
Awareness of the NSHP was low despite the good knowledge of SHP. This could be due to the tertiary education that most of the respondents had. Concerted efforts of stakeholders are required to intensify the health education awareness campaign to improve teachers' knowledge based on NSHP.
教师对中学学校健康计划（SHP）实施的认知、知识和参与度对于确保学校健康政策的有效性和全面成功至关重要。本研究评估了伊巴丹市教师对SHP的认知和知识。
采用两阶段抽样技术进行描述性横断面研究，通过抽签从伊巴丹市所有五个城市地方政府区域（LGAs）中选取426名中学教师。使用预先测试的半结构化问卷从426名教师中收集数据。定量数据采用描述性统计、卡方检验和逻辑回归检验进行分析，显著性水平为5%。
约三分之一的受访者听说过国家学校健康政策（NSHP）；然而，很少有人看过该文件。约一半的受访者知道他们学校的SHP。许多受访者对SHP有很好的了解。参与者的年龄和教育水平对SHP的知识有显著影响。50岁以上和研究生学历是对SHP有良好了解的显著预测因素。
尽管对SHP有很好的了解，但对NSHP的认知较低。这可能是由于大多数受访者接受过高等教育。需要各利益相关者共同努力，加强健康教育宣传活动，以提高教师基于NSHP的知识水平。
