A Survey Of Health Education And First Aid Practices In Basic Schools In Three Regional Capitals In Ghana
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.67.6756Abstract
The research was conducted to unravel the health education offered at the basic schools and the first aid services rendered for the pupils. It was conducted in some enlightened municipalities in the middle belt of Ghana. Cross-sectional descriptive design was employed to guide the conduct of the research. Head teachers and classroom teachers provided data to address the research problem. The research unveiled that the pupils in the schools enjoy health education programmes covering varied health issues albeit inadequate. The research also revealed that first aid is provided for pupils in the schools to cater for minor health conditions, reduce pains and sustain victims till experts come in. The staff however encountered various challenges in performing both health education and first aid services in the schools. It is then essential for educational authorities in the regions to rekindle and re-double their efforts in resourcing basic schools, their head teachers and the teachers empower to deliver these services in the schools.
References
Abernethy, L, MacAuley, D., McNally, O. & McCann, S. (2003). Immediate care of school sport injury. Injury Prevention. 9(3), 270-273.
Al-Robaiaay, Y. K. (2013). Knowledge of primary school teachers regarding first aid in Baghdad. Al–Kindy College Medical Journal, 9, 54–9.
Allensworth, R. & Kolbe, L. J. (2007). Low-income students and the socio-economic composition of public high schools. American Sociological Review, 74(5), 709-730.
Ammirati, C, Gagnayre, R, Amsallem, C., Némitz, B, & Gignon, M. (2014). Are school teachers able to teach first aid to children younger than 6 years?: A comparative study. BMJ Open.
Bartlett, E. E. (2001). The contribution of school health education to community health promotion: What can we reasonably expect? American Journal of Public Health 71(12), 1384–1391.
Baser, M,, Çoban, S, & Tasçı, S. (2007). Evaluating first-aid knowledge and attitudes of a sample of Turkish primary school teachers. Journal of Emergency, 33(5), 428-432.
Bhatia, V., Puri, S., Mangat, C. & Kaura, T. (2010). An intervention study to strengthen first aid care in schools of Chandigarh, India. The Internet Journal of Family Practice, 8 (1), 2-21
Carlson, C. E. (2000). HIPP: A comprehensive school-based substance abuse program with cooperative community involvement. Special issue: The Virginia experience in prevention. Journal of Primary Prevention, 10(4), 289–302.
Collins, J. L., Small, M. G., Kann, L., Pateman, B. C., Gold, R. S., & Kolbe, L J. (2005). School health education. Journal of School Health, 65(8), 302–311.
Collins, M. (2001). Promoting healthy body image through the comprehensive school health program. Journal of Health Education, 22(5), 297–302.
Connell, D .P., Turner, R. R., & Mason, E. F. (2005). Summary of findings of the school health education evaluation: Health promotion effectiveness, implementation and costs. Journal of School Health, 55(8),b316–334.
Creswell, J. W., Plano, R. & Clark, V.L. (2007). Designing and conducting mixed methods research, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Crosnoe, R. (2006). Knowledge, attitude and practices of school health programme among head teachers of primary schools in Egor Local Government Aera of Edo State, Nigeria. Pubmed , 13, 99-103.
Currie, J. (2005). Health disparities and gaps in school readiness. The Future of Children, 15(1), 117-121.
Del-Rosso & Marek, Q. (2006). Improving the health of youth through coordinated school health programmes. Promotion Education, 1(4), 42–7.
Dilley, A. (2009). Making the case for school-based health: Where do we stand? Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, 33(1), 3-37.
Esia-Donkoh, K. (2014). Attaining school and educational goals: Duties of head teachers of public basic schools in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(1), 64-72.
Fabiyi, Y. & Blumenthal, D. (2001). Health and the education of children from racial/ethnic minority and immigrant families. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 47(1), 77-93.
Hahn, R.A., Teutsch, S.M., Rothenberg, R.B., & Marks, J.S. (2006). Excess deaths from nine chronic diseases in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Association, 264, 2654–2659.
Howard-Barr, E. M. (2008). Comprehensive school health program. Advameg Incorporation.
Jackson, M. I. (2009). Understanding links between adolescent health and educational attainment. Demography, 46(4), 671-694.
Juszczak, L.P., Melinkovich, L. & Kaplan, D. (2003). Use of health and mental health services by adolescents across multiple delivery sites. Journal of Adolescent Health, 32(3), 108-118.
Khanom, A. Hill, A. R., Brophy, S., Morgan, K,. Rapport, F, & Lyons, R. (2013). Mothers' perspectives on the delivery of childhood injury messages: A qualitative study from the growing up in Wales. BMC Public Health. 13, 806.
Kids in the House (2016). 5-first-aid-tips-all-school-teachers-should-knowcomhttps://www.kidsinthehouse.com
Kolbe, L, J.,. Ventura, S. J. & Martin, J. A. (2001). Health is academic: A guide to coordinated school health programs. New York: Teachers College Press.
Lohrmann, L., Weiss, O. & Kelley, W. (2007). Reducing obesity via a school-based inter-disciplinary intervention among youth: Planet health. Arch Pediatric and Adolescent Medical Journal, 153(4), 409–418.
Marshall, L., Botvin, G. J., Bake, E., Dusenbury, L., & Botvin, E. M. (2000). Implementation of a coordinated school health in a rural, low income community. Pubmed, 601-606.
Mooijman, A., Esseku, H. & Tay, V. (2013). School health clubs in Ghana, Accra: Ghana Education Service.
Muneeswari, B. (2014). A study to assess the effectiveness of planned health teaching program using child-to-child approach on knowledge of selected first aid measures among school children in selected schools at Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, India. Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 3(1), 277-604
Ojo, L. B., & Olaniyan, D. A. (2008), Leadership roles of school administrators and challenges ahead in postprimary institutions in Nigeria. European Journal of Scientific Research, 24(2), 172-178.
Olympia, R. P,, Wan, E. & Avner, J. R. (2005). The preparedness of schools to respond to emergencies in children: A national survey of school nurses. Pediatrics, 116, 738-745.
Priyangika, K. G. G. & Hettiarachchi, M. (2015). Knowledge, attitudes and practices on first aid measures among senior school prefects in Galle Education Division, Sri Lanka . Proceedings of 8th. International Research Conference, KDU.
Sapien, R. E, & Allen, A. (2001). Emergency preparation in schools: A snapshot of a rural state. Pediatric Emergency Care,.17, 329–339.
Sunil, K, D,, Kulkarni, P,, Srinivas, N., Prakash, B., Hugara, S, & Ashok, N. C. (2013). Perception and practices regarding first-aid among school teachers in Mysore. National Journal of Community Medicine, 4(2), 349-352.
Spinks A. B., Mcclure, R. J., Bain, C. & Macpherson, A. K. (2006). Quantifying the association between physical activity and injury in primary school-aged children. Ped. Vatr. Vcs., 118, 43-50.
UNESCO (2008). Focusing resources on effective school health. Retrieved from http://www.UserskDocumentsSHP researchunesco education school health.htm
WHO (2007). Technical Report Series. Geneva. World Health Organisation.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2019 Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
