SELF-CARE OF COMMON ILLNESSES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UGHELLI – SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
This study focused on Self-Care of Common Illnesses among Secondary School Students in Ughelli – South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The sample of this study comprised of 330 male and female students. A validated self structured questionnaire was used for data collection. It has a reliability of 0.78. Chi-square (X2) was used to test all the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that parents mostly influence students to self-care, the availability of drugs influence students to selfcare and greater proportion of students who mostly used analgesics (drug) arbitrarily for self-care were not aware of the danger of side effects of these drugs. It was therefore recommended that drug education must start in the students’ early life. School-based health education can start even in primary schools and be implemented through the joint responsibility of both the parents, teachers, schools, the community and the government.
Authors and Affiliations
ONOHWOSAFE, S. Peter (Ph. D)| Unit of Health, Safety and Environmental Education, Institute of Education, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria Tel.: 08036785002 Email: hwosafe@gmail.com
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