INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS AMONG NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES: EVIDENCE FR
Authors:
KIO Janet
Publication Type: Journal article
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Abstract
The present study assessed the influence of health education on stress management among undergraduates in Nigeria,
focusing on Babcock University. Selected students were stratified into control and experimental groups with 50
participants in each group. Descriptive factors examined included age, gender, religion and marital status. Also, the
respondents were classed into different stress personality types using standardized Emotional Stress Inventory
Questionnaire. Students in the experimental group were exposed to health education intervention and their responses to
Standardized Stress Behaviour Inventory Questionnaire (SSBIQ) at baseline were compared to endline report and the
response from the control group using t-test at p<0.05. The majorities of the respondents (78%) were less than 20 years
old, female (54%), single (96%), belong to the Yoruba ethnic group (56%) and are Christians (91%). Also, at baseline
60% and 58% of the respondents belonged to the high stress level personality type A in the control and experimental
groups respectively. At post-intervention, the health education had significantly influenced the behaviour of the students
in the experimental group as measured by SSBIQ. Furthermore, frequency of stress type A reduced to 46%. Policies and
programmes geared towards enhancing effective stress coping strategies should be put in place by appropriate
educational ministries and by the University administration.