Department of Environmental Health Science, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Sep 2;43:4. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.4.30838. eCollection 2022.
the important position that teachers occupy in school settings make them indispensable in the effective delivery of the School Health Programme (SHP). This study assessed the SHP knowledge of primary school teachers and the perception of their roles in the successful delivery of the programme in Ondo State, Nigeria.
this was a cross-sectional descriptive study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 teachers from 42 primary schools, from the study population. A semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Each respondent´s aggregate score was classified as being poor knowledge, if it was < 50% of the maximum obtainable score and good knowledge, if it was equal or more than 50% of the maximum obtainable score.
the majority of the teachers (76%) demonstrated poor knowledge of the programme. Yet, a good number of them, believe they have a part to play in the implementation of the SHP. Academic qualification was found to be statistically associated with SHP knowledge (p < 0.01). Length of time in teaching service (p= 0.035; OR=1.033; 95%CI = 1.002- 1.065) was found to be a predictor of adequate SHP knowledge.
the SHP knowledge of the teachers was found to be inadequate. Although, most of the teachers agreed that they had roles to play in the SHP delivery, a sizeable number of them could not state what those roles entailed. It is recommended, therefore, that government and all stakeholders in education and health sectors should conduct trainings on SHP, focusing on teachers´ roles in the school community.
教师在学校环境中占据着重要地位，使他们在有效实施学校卫生计划（SHP）方面不可或缺。本研究评估了尼日利亚翁多州小学教师的 SHP 知识，以及他们对成功实施该计划的角色认知。
这是一项横断面描述性研究。采用多阶段抽样技术，从研究人群中选择了 42 所小学的 400 名教师。使用半结构式自我管理问卷收集数据。每个受访者的综合得分为 50%，如果低于 50%，则被归类为知识水平差，如果等于或高于 50%，则被归类为知识水平良好。
大多数教师（76%）对该计划的知识水平较差。然而，相当一部分教师认为他们在实施 SHP 方面发挥了作用。学历被发现与 SHP 知识呈统计学相关（p<0.01）。教学服务年限（p=0.035；OR=1.033；95%CI=1.002-1.065）被发现是 SHP 知识充足的预测因素。
教师的 SHP 知识被发现不足。尽管大多数教师都认为他们在 SHP 实施中发挥了作用，但相当一部分教师无法说明这些作用是什么。因此，建议政府和教育及卫生部门的所有利益攸关方都应针对教师在学校社区中的角色，开展 SHP 培训。
