INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL PROVISION OF HEALTH NEEDS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE
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The Study investigated the Influence of Parental Provision of Health Needs on Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Anambra State. The study used a descriptive research design. The population of the study was made up of 24025 Senior Secondary two students in the 2018/2019 session of the 263 public secondary schools in Anambra state. The sample of the study was made up of 240 Senior Secondary two students (SS2). 10 (ten) coeducational schools were selected using simple random sampling. In each of the 10 schools, 24 students were selected by simple random sampling technique totally 240 SS2 students. The instrument used were two Questionnaires titled Health Needs Questionnaire (HNQ) and Physiological Needs Questionnaire (PNQ) respectively. Two Null hypotheses and two research questions guided the study. Data collected were analyzed in relation to the research questions and hypotheses in the study using Mean, Standard Deviation and Paired Sample t-test statistics. The Mean was used to answer the research questions while the Paired sample t-test statistics was used to test the null hypothesis at .05 level of significance.The findings parental provision of health needs influenced students’ academic achievement in Mathematics and English language to a high extent.
The findings also showed that parental provision of health needs has a significant influence on students’ academic achievement in Mathematics and English language. Based on the findings, the researcher recommend among others that parents should ensure simple practices for their children, such as good hygiene, good sleep and vaccination, bearing in mind that these can be very effective in reducing absences among school aged children. Schools should create enabling environments and policies that promote student health individually and collectively which in turn contributes to academic achievement.Keywords
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