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Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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School Health Program in Nigeria: A Review of Its Implementation for Policy Improvement
American Journal of Educational Research, 2019Co-Authors: Oluyinka Dania, Ayodeji Matthew AdebayoAbstract:Background: The School Health Program (SHP) contributes to overall goals and purposes of Health and education of the School-age children who constitute about 23% of Nigerian population. Its effective implementation is enhanced by School Health policy which provides the standards/guidelines for its practices and procedures. The National School Health Policy (NSHPo) in Nigeria was adopted in 2006 to achieve these purposes. Several studies had reviewed different components of the Program in different aspectsparts of the country with varying findings but no countrywide report exists. It is essential to ascertain the present state of the SHP implementation in Nigeria by pooling available relevant studies for evidence-based decision making. The purpose of this review paper is to synthesize available information on implementation of the Program across Nigeria for the purpose of policy review and Program improvement. Methods: A comprehensive review of relevant literature was done to identify the implementation of the SHP across the country. Relevant implementation drivers were also reviewed. Results: The implementation of SHP across the country was sub-optimal. Conclusion: The SHP in Nigeria has largely remained at policy level with minimal implementation. Recommendation: There is a need to re-establish or strengthen the Program in the country. There is also a need to review and redefine stakeholders’ participation for effective coordination. This may call for policy review and/or change.
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Quality of implementation of the School Health Program in a rural district of Oyo State, Nigeria: a public-private comparison
Journal of Public Health, 2019Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Olutoyin O. Sekoni, Obioma C. Uchendu, Oludoyinmola Omobolade Ojifinni, Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele, Oluwaseun Stephen AdediranAbstract:Background There is abundant evidence that the first and only School Health Policy (SHPo) in Nigeria was adopted in 2006, but no study has since evaluated the quality of implementation (QoI) in government and privately funded Schools. This study was conducted to evaluate the QoI of the School Health Program (SHP) in public and private primary Schools of a rural Local Government Area in Oyo State using the SHPo framework as a guide. Subjects and methods A comparative-descriptive cross-sectional design was chosen. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 46 primary Schools in a rural area: 30 public and 16 private. An observational checklist was used to assess the five domains of the SHP, namely: School Health Services (SHS), Skills Based Health Education (SBHE), School Feeding Services (SFS), Healthful School Environment (HSE) and School, Home and Community Relationship (SHCR), as listed in the Nigerian SHPo framework. QoI was assessed by exploring the availability, suitability and functionality of basic provisions for SHP implementation. Results The majority of Schools (90% public; 87.5% private) had first-aid boxes, but they had no contents in 23.3% of public and 68.8% of private Schools. In only one private School was evidence of periodic medical inspection. A School meal service was present in 93.3% of public and 18.8% of private Schools. Only one private School practiced medical screening. Some had gender-sensitive toilets (81.3% private; 33.3% public). None of the Schools had evidence of pre-employment medical and routine screening for non-communicable diseases for staff. Overall, around 50% of Schools had poor QoI of the SHP (63.3% public; 25.0% private). Conclusion QoI of the SHP in selected rural public and private primary Schools was generally poor, but with better quality in private than public Schools.
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Quality of implementation of the School Health Program in a rural district of Oyo State, Nigeria: a public-private comparison
Journal of Public Health, 2018Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Olutoyin O. Sekoni, Obioma C. Uchendu, Oludoyinmola Omobolade Ojifinni, Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele, Oluwaseun Stephen AdediranAbstract:There is abundant evidence that the first and only School Health Policy (SHPo) in Nigeria was adopted in 2006, but no study has since evaluated the quality of implementation (QoI) in government and privately funded Schools. This study was conducted to evaluate the QoI of the School Health Program (SHP) in public and private primary Schools of a rural Local Government Area in Oyo State using the SHPo framework as a guide. A comparative-descriptive cross-sectional design was chosen. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 46 primary Schools in a rural area: 30 public and 16 private. An observational checklist was used to assess the five domains of the SHP, namely: School Health Services (SHS), Skills Based Health Education (SBHE), School Feeding Services (SFS), Healthful School Environment (HSE) and School, Home and Community Relationship (SHCR), as listed in the Nigerian SHPo framework. QoI was assessed by exploring the availability, suitability and functionality of basic provisions for SHP implementation. The majority of Schools (90% public; 87.5% private) had first-aid boxes, but they had no contents in 23.3% of public and 68.8% of private Schools. In only one private School was evidence of periodic medical inspection. A School meal service was present in 93.3% of public and 18.8% of private Schools. Only one private School practiced medical screening. Some had gender-sensitive toilets (81.3% private; 33.3% public). None of the Schools had evidence of pre-employment medical and routine screening for non-communicable diseases for staff. Overall, around 50% of Schools had poor QoI of the SHP (63.3% public; 25.0% private). QoI of the SHP in selected rural public and private primary Schools was generally poor, but with better quality in private than public Schools.
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Quality of Implementation of the School Health Program in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria: A Rural-Urban Comparative Survey
American Journal of Educational Research, 2016Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Eme T. OwoajeAbstract:Background: The implementation of the School Health Program (SHP) is core to the realization of the goal of National Policy on Education. Despite the formulation and adoption of the National School Health Policy (NSHPo) in Nigeria in 2006, no study has been conducted to evaluate the quality of its implementation. This study was carried out to appraise the quality of implementation of the Program in public primary Schools in rural and urban Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State, Nigeria. Methodology: The study utilized a comparative cross-sectional design. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 49 public primary Schools; 26 rural and 23 urban, from two selected LGAs. Observational checklist (OC) was used to assess the SHP in the selected rural and urban Schools from the LGAs. The checklist comprised of 4 sections; the School administrative information and implementation items for each of the three main components of the SHP as listed below i.e. School Health Services (SHS), School Health Education (SHE) and Healthful School Environment (HSE). The overall quality of implementation was measured by assessing the availability, appropriateness and functionality of basic Health, sanitation and education facilities on a 79-point scale (SHS-21, SHE-10, HSE-48). Scores of
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Role perception of public primary Schoolteachers regarding the School Health Program in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria: a rural–urban comparative study
Journal of Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Modupe Onayakin OnadekoAbstract:Aim Teachers have been identified as catalysts in the implementation of the School Health Program (SHP). However, their roles cannot be effectively implemented if they are ignorant of their part. No previous study has been conducted to assess the role perception of teachers concerning SHP in Nigeria. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess and compare the role perception of public primary Schoolteachers regarding SHP in rural and urban public primary Schools in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria.
Oluwaseun Stephen Adediran - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Quality of implementation of the School Health Program in a rural district of Oyo State, Nigeria: a public-private comparison
Journal of Public Health, 2019Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Olutoyin O. Sekoni, Obioma C. Uchendu, Oludoyinmola Omobolade Ojifinni, Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele, Oluwaseun Stephen AdediranAbstract:Background There is abundant evidence that the first and only School Health Policy (SHPo) in Nigeria was adopted in 2006, but no study has since evaluated the quality of implementation (QoI) in government and privately funded Schools. This study was conducted to evaluate the QoI of the School Health Program (SHP) in public and private primary Schools of a rural Local Government Area in Oyo State using the SHPo framework as a guide. Subjects and methods A comparative-descriptive cross-sectional design was chosen. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 46 primary Schools in a rural area: 30 public and 16 private. An observational checklist was used to assess the five domains of the SHP, namely: School Health Services (SHS), Skills Based Health Education (SBHE), School Feeding Services (SFS), Healthful School Environment (HSE) and School, Home and Community Relationship (SHCR), as listed in the Nigerian SHPo framework. QoI was assessed by exploring the availability, suitability and functionality of basic provisions for SHP implementation. Results The majority of Schools (90% public; 87.5% private) had first-aid boxes, but they had no contents in 23.3% of public and 68.8% of private Schools. In only one private School was evidence of periodic medical inspection. A School meal service was present in 93.3% of public and 18.8% of private Schools. Only one private School practiced medical screening. Some had gender-sensitive toilets (81.3% private; 33.3% public). None of the Schools had evidence of pre-employment medical and routine screening for non-communicable diseases for staff. Overall, around 50% of Schools had poor QoI of the SHP (63.3% public; 25.0% private). Conclusion QoI of the SHP in selected rural public and private primary Schools was generally poor, but with better quality in private than public Schools.
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Quality of implementation of the School Health Program in a rural district of Oyo State, Nigeria: a public-private comparison
Journal of Public Health, 2018Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Olutoyin O. Sekoni, Obioma C. Uchendu, Oludoyinmola Omobolade Ojifinni, Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele, Oluwaseun Stephen AdediranAbstract:There is abundant evidence that the first and only School Health Policy (SHPo) in Nigeria was adopted in 2006, but no study has since evaluated the quality of implementation (QoI) in government and privately funded Schools. This study was conducted to evaluate the QoI of the School Health Program (SHP) in public and private primary Schools of a rural Local Government Area in Oyo State using the SHPo framework as a guide. A comparative-descriptive cross-sectional design was chosen. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 46 primary Schools in a rural area: 30 public and 16 private. An observational checklist was used to assess the five domains of the SHP, namely: School Health Services (SHS), Skills Based Health Education (SBHE), School Feeding Services (SFS), Healthful School Environment (HSE) and School, Home and Community Relationship (SHCR), as listed in the Nigerian SHPo framework. QoI was assessed by exploring the availability, suitability and functionality of basic provisions for SHP implementation. The majority of Schools (90% public; 87.5% private) had first-aid boxes, but they had no contents in 23.3% of public and 68.8% of private Schools. In only one private School was evidence of periodic medical inspection. A School meal service was present in 93.3% of public and 18.8% of private Schools. Only one private School practiced medical screening. Some had gender-sensitive toilets (81.3% private; 33.3% public). None of the Schools had evidence of pre-employment medical and routine screening for non-communicable diseases for staff. Overall, around 50% of Schools had poor QoI of the SHP (63.3% public; 25.0% private). QoI of the SHP in selected rural public and private primary Schools was generally poor, but with better quality in private than public Schools.
Modupe Onayakin Onadeko - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Role perception of public primary Schoolteachers regarding the School Health Program in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria: a rural–urban comparative study
Journal of Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Modupe Onayakin OnadekoAbstract:Aim Teachers have been identified as catalysts in the implementation of the School Health Program (SHP). However, their roles cannot be effectively implemented if they are ignorant of their part. No previous study has been conducted to assess the role perception of teachers concerning SHP in Nigeria. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess and compare the role perception of public primary Schoolteachers regarding SHP in rural and urban public primary Schools in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria.
Nelia P. Steyn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Food and Nutrition Environment at Secondary Schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa as Reported by Learners.
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020Co-Authors: Alice P. Okeyo, Eunice Seekoe, Anniza De Villiers, Mieke Faber, Johanna H. Nel, Nelia P. SteynAbstract:Overweight and obesity are growing concerns in adolescents, particularly in females in South Africa. The aim of this study was to evaluate the food and nutrition environment in terms of government policy Programs, nutrition education provided, and foods sold at secondary Schools in the Eastern Cape province. Sixteen Schools and grade 8–12 learners (N = 1360) were randomly selected from three Health districts comprising poor disadvantaged communities. Based on age and sex specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off values, 13.3% of males and 5.5% of females were underweight, while 9.9% of males and 36.1% of females were overweight or obese. The main food items purchased at School were unHealthy energy-dense items such as fried flour dough balls, chocolates, candies, and crisps/chips. Nutrition knowledge scores based on the South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) were poor for 52% to 23.4% learners in Grades 8 to 12, respectively. Female learners generally had significantly higher nutrition knowledge scores compared to their male counterparts (p = 0.016). Questions poorly answered by more than 60% of learners, included the number of fruit and vegetable portions required daily, food to eat when overweight, foods containing fiber, and importance of legumes. It was noted that the majority of teachers who taught nutrition had no formal nutrition training and their responses to knowledge questions were poor indicating that they were not familiar with the FBDGs, which are part of the curriculum. Nutrition assessment as part of the Integrated School Health Program was done on few learners. Overall however, despite some challenges the government national School meal Program provided meals daily to 96% of learners. In general, the School food and nutrition environment was not conducive for promoting Healthy eating.
A Kirk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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impact of School based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated Health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and baseline data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
BMC Public Health, 2016Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A KirkAbstract:Background Coordinated, multi-component School-based interventions can improve Health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing Programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health Program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of Healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, data collection and baseline data.
