Implementation and outcomes of the school health programme in Ditsobotla
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of Witwatersrand, in 50% fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management (in the field of Public and Development Management) September 2016 === The objective of the South African Integrated School Health P...
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| Online Access: | Keothaile, Kelebogile Joyce (2016) Implementation and outcomes of the school health programme in Ditsobotla, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23843> https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23843 |
| Summary: | A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of
Witwatersrand, in 50% fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Management (in the field of Public and Development Management) September 2016 === The objective of the South African Integrated School Health Programme is to
improve health status of learners at schools. Health programmes have been
implemented through the integrated school health programme at schools in South
Africa since 2012. Targets were set to monitor the implementation of the
programme in provinces. The North West Province did not reach its targets for
the health programme between 2014 and 2015. A qualitative study was conducted
to investigate barriers to implementation of the programme in Ditsobotla sub
district. A sample of twenty five participants was selected from a group of
teachers, principals and school governing body at ten schools, nurses, education
managers, and NGO. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions were
conducted. The main findings were that learners were not able to utilize the
integrated school health programme service because parents did not give consent.
The programme did not have enough dedicated school health programme service
providers. Consequently the study recommends that more advocacy sessions
should be conducted with the key stakeholders. This study can form a basis for
further research seeking to improve the integrated school health programme in
the North West Province. === GR2018 |
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