Date of Publication : 31, Dec, 2022
Background: The term “school health services” refers to the healthcare delivery system in place in a school or college. These services seek to improve and maintain school children’s health in order to give them a healthy start in life. Additionally, these services aim to ensure that children get the most out of their educational opportunities in school.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 42 respondents in Akinyele LGA. SPSS version 2.0 was used for the data analysis.
Results: Findings from the study provided evidence for a good test-retest reliability and an acceptable Cronbach alpha value.
Conclusion: School health Services are activities undertaken to promote, improve and protect the health of the school community through a participatory and action oriented approach to health education and understanding that students have their concepts of health and well-being.
Keywords: School, school health services, utilization, Secondary school,
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Author(s), OLADEJI, Ibitola Amoke (MPH, RN, RM), O. ABIMBOLA, Oluwatosin (RN, PhD, FUICC) And BROWN, Victoria Bolanle (RN, RM, PhD), (2022). “Assessment of School Health Services Utilization Among Secondary School Students in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State”. Name of the Journal: International Journal of Academic Research in Business, Arts and Science, (IJARBAS.COM), P, 1-11 , DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7538489 , Issue: 12, Vol.: 4, Article: 1, Month: December, Year: 2022. Retrieved from https://www.ijarbas.com/all-issues/
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