Evaluation of School Health Instruction in Primary Schools in Jos, North- Central Nigeria

Bose O. Toma; Tinuade O.Oyebode; Gabriel I.O. Toma; Mark D. Gyang; Emmanuel I. Agaba

Abstract:

Abstract: Background: Establishing healthy behaviours during childhood is easier and more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviours during adulthood. The school is a place where education and health programmes can have their greatest impact because it can reach students at influential stages of their lives. We evaluated the status of school health instruction in public and private primary schools in Jos, Nigeria