HEALTH FACILITIES

This study assesses the knowledge of the assessment of school health facilities in Secondary Schools in Ovia North East LGA. Edo State. Five research questions were asked and answered during the study using frequencies and percentages. The survey research design was adopted for this study; this is because the data is collected from a sample population with specific characteristics. The population of the study comprised students from SS1 to SS3 in Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Benin City, Edo State. Out of this population one hundred and fifty (150) sample was selected from the total population using randomly sampling technique and purposive sampling. The instrument used to collect data for the study was fifteen items self-structured questionnaire. The instrument for the data collection was personally administered by the researcher to the respondents. The researcher explained to the respondents how to indicate their views on each item. On the basis of the findings made in the study, it can be concluded that school health services in Ovia North East LGA are moderately available but insufficient to meet the comprehensive health needs of students. While some schools have made efforts to establish functional health rooms and organize preventive health programs, these services remain inconsistent, underfunded, and unevenly distributed. The researcher recommends that government should allocate more financial resources to support the establishment, maintenance, and upgrading of health facilities in public secondary schools. Also, the researcher recommends that both public and private schools should prioritize the construction and maintenance of standard health rooms equipped with necessary materials such as beds, thermometers, gloves, and basic medications.