Health promotion in public primary schools in Tanzania: effectiveness and impact

Factory, Emmanuel

dc.creator	Factory, Emmanuel
dc.date	2019-09-05T12:22:26Z
dc.date	2019-09-05T12:22:26Z
dc.date	2018
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:15:45Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:15:45Z
dc.identifier	Factory, E. (2018). Health promotion in public primary schools in Tanzania: effectiveness and impact. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1774
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1774
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Education)
dc.description	This study examined on health promotion in public primary schools in Tanzania: Its‘ effectiveness and impact. The study employed mixed approach where both quantitative and qualitative were used. Furthermore, the study employed cross-sectional research design in data collection whereby the study employed social re-construction theory by Albert Schultz (1932). Data were collected from 70 respondents through questionnaires, FGDs, interviews, Documentary review, and Observation tool. Descriptive data were analyzed by computing Frequency, percentage and mean by using SPSS program version 20.0. Qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Results of the study revealed that; Majority of respondents were aware towards the impact of health promotion intervention in public primary schools. Although the impact was not fully satisfied because there was a need for more education provision and system strengthen and financial support for construction of hygiene and sanitation infrastructures. However, it was observed that there was a need for renovation of education provision that focused on health implementers' teachers only who cannot perform in isolation to the effective outcome. Moreover, the Findings showed that; the government should increase the budget for school grant that will make possible to have the fund for health, hygiene and sanitation facilities.
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Primary schools
dc.subject	Public schools
dc.subject	Health services
dc.subject	Heath promotion
dc.subject	Health service delivery
dc.subject	School
dc.subject	Health services provision
dc.title	Health promotion in public primary schools in Tanzania: effectiveness and impact
dc.type	Dissertation