Perceived effects of health education on the prevention of covid-19 among junior secondary students in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the perceived effects of health education on the prevention of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Junior secondary school students in Warri South Local Government of Delta State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all Junior Secondary School Students in Warri South LGA of Delta State. The simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) respondents. Data were collected using a self-structured questionnaire with the Split half method of reliability whose index was established at 0.81. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of t-test were used for data analysis. The results revealed that health education has significant effects on the prevention of COVID-19 infection. it was found that Health Education creates awareness, and provides adequate knowledge and strategies on Covid-19 preventive measures. It was concluded that health education helped in the effective prevention of the spread of Covid-19 infection among junior secondary school students in Warri South Local Government of State through the provision of adequate information on COVID-19 preventive measures and creating awareness on the need to adhere to the preventive measures on COVID-19 among JSS students in the study area. A recommendation was made based on the findings that schools should collaborate with appropriate health authorities and organizations in promoting Covid-19 awareness, particularly in secondary schools through health education