Socio-economic Status as Correlate of Health Status of Undergraduates in Public Universities, Rivers State, Nigeria

Peter-Kio, O. B., Diri, M.
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This study examined socio-economic status as correlate of health status of undergraduate students in public universities, Rivers State. A descriptive research design was adopted with a population which consisted of 64,691 undergraduates in public universities, Rivers State, Nigeria. A sample size of 1,194 was selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. The data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data analysis was carried out using regression statistics at 0.05 alpha level. The result indicated that a significant positive relationship was found between parent financial status (monthly income) and mental health status (r = 0.13, R2 = 0.019, p<0.05), physical (r = 0.82, R2 = 0.750, p<0.05) and social health status (r = 0.86, R2 = 0.75, p<0.05). Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was found between parent employment status and mental health status (r = 0.94, R2 = 0.883, p<0.05), physical health status (r = 0.93, R2 = 0.866, p<0.05) and social health status (r = 0.91, R2 = 0.825, p<0.05). It was concluded that socio-economic status of parents such as monthly income, and employment status of parents contributed less than 50% to health status of undergraduates in public universities in Rivers State. It was recommended that, the government should establish poverty alleviation programmes for parents/guardians whose children/wards are in university to help any financial stress which may contribute or influence the health status of the students.
社会经济地位与尼日利亚河流州公立大学大学生健康状况的关系
本研究探讨了与河流州公立大学本科生健康状况相关的社会经济状况。研究采用描述性研究设计,研究对象包括尼日利亚河流州公立大学的 64,691 名本科生。采用多阶段抽样程序选出了 1194 个样本。数据收集工具为结构化问卷,信度系数为 0.82。在 0.05 的阿尔法水平上使用回归统计法进行了数据分析。结果表明,家长经济状况(月收入)与心理健康状况(r = 0.13,R2 = 0.019,p<0.05)、身体健康状况(r = 0.82,R2 = 0.750,p<0.05)和社会健康状况(r = 0.86,R2 = 0.75,p<0.05)之间存在显著的正相关关系。此外,父母就业状况与心理健康状况(r = 0.94,R2 = 0.883,p<0.05)、身体健康状况(r = 0.93,R2 = 0.866,p<0.05)和社会健康状况(r = 0.91,R2 = 0.825,p<0.05)之间存在明显的正相关关系。结论是,父母的社会经济状况,如父母的月收入和就业状况,对河流州公立大学本科生健康状况的影响不到 50%。建议政府为子女/监护人上大学的父母/监护人制定扶贫计划,以减轻可能导致或影响学生健康状况的经济压力。
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