Schools in Provision of Toilet Facilities According To the National School Health Policy (NSHP) In Yenagoa Metropolis, Bayelsa State

Abstract

Excreta which contain viruses, bacteria, parasitic cysts and worms is a source of infection and environmental hazard. This study therefore assessed and compares the level of compliance rate of registered private and public schools in the provision of toilet facilities according to the National School Health Policy (NSHP) standard in Yenagoa Metropolis of Bayelsa State. Observational research design was adopted in the study. Data were obtained from 408 staff/students through a structured questionnaire in seventeen schools each in private and public schools using two stage random sampling procedure and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, ratio and independent samples t-test with SPSS 15.00 version. The result shows inadequate compliance rate in both private and public schools according to the National School Health Policy (NSHP) and a significance difference in compliance rate between private and public schools; the compliance rate being higher in private schools with lower population than public schools with higher population.