Hadiza Coomassie Ahmad, Dr Hannatu Musa Paul, Joy Johnny Jonas, Bilkisu Abubakar & Mercy Ayinda Mairabo
Abstract
This study assessed perception of parents on the availability of school health services in private primary schools in Wuntin Dada, Bauchi state. To achieve this purpose, descriptive survey research design was used. A sample of 400 parents was used. The instrument used for the study was researchers’ developed close ended questionnaire. All 400 copies of questionnaire distributed were retrieved and considered valid for analyses. Descriptive statistics of frequency, percentage, mean score and standard deviation were used for analysis and decision mean of 2.50 was adopted. The results revealed that parents perceive that school health services are not available in private primary schools in Wuntin Dada, Bauchi (Average means score: 2.32, SD: 1.162). Based on the results, it was concluded that parents perceive that school health services are not available in private primary schools in Wuntin Dada, Bauchi. It was recommended that the state Ministry of Education should come up with a policy that ensures that all private school owners meet the set requirement before starting a school. This would help in ensuring that everything needed for the teaching, learning and health needs of the pupils are met before commencement.