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Table 2 School health processes compared between public and private schools

From: A pre-COVID-19 assessment of aspects of the school health programme in some selected Nigerian primary schools: implications for school re-opening during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing country contexts

Variable

Public schools (n = 40)

Private school (n = 106)

p-value

Total

Availability of a school health committee

 Yes

16 (40.0)

15 (14.2)

0.001

31 (21.2)

 No

24 (60.0)

91 (85.9)

 

115 (78.8)

Availability of health personnela

 Yes

0 (0.0)

10 (9.4)

0.06

10 (6.9)

 No

40 (100.0)

96 (90.6)

 

136 (93.2)

Conduct health talks

 Yes

34 (85.0)

88 (83.0)

0.77

122 (83.6)

 No

6 (15.0)

18 (17.0)

 

24 (16.4)

Isolate school-children as a method for disease control

 Yes

1 (2.5)

1 (0.9)

0.47

2 (1.4)

 No

39 (97.5)

105 (99.1)

 

144 (98.6)

Immunise school- children as a method for disease control

 Yes

2 (5.0)

2 (1.9)

0.46

4 (2.7)

 No

38 (95.0)

104 (98.1)

 

142 (97.3)

Keep student medical records

 Yes

23 (57.5)

68 (64.2)

0.46

91 (62.3)

 No

17 (42.5)

38 (35.9)

 

55 (37.7)

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