OUTCOME OF TRAINING ON TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE PERCEPTION AND SELF-EFFICACY FOR PREVENTING CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING IN IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OYO STATE NIGERIA
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA, TEACHERSSynopsis
Exposure of school children to lead from vanous sources, including the school environment, is a serious threat to their health. Teachers constitute an important channel for reaching pupils and their parents with lead poisoning prevention messages. In Nigeria there is inadequate information about teachers' knowledge of lead poisoning and the effects of training on their knowledge and perceptions regarding lead poisoning. The study therefore assessed primary school teachers' knowledge of lead poisoning and determined the effects of training on their knowledge, perceptions and self-efficacy for preventing childhood lead poisoning in Ido Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo state. The quasi-experimental study involved an experimental group of 27 teachers nominated by 15 purposively selected schools in ldo LGA and a control group of 30 teachers from 15 schools in Egbeda LGA. The two groups completed a pre-test using a validated questionnaire and the results were used for designing a 4-day training intervention for the experimental group. A post-test was conducted among the two groups using the same questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive, chi-square, and t-test statistics.
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