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ABSTRACT
This study seeks to assess the safety health practices of communicable diseases among students’ residence in University of Benin, Edo state. The study employed a Non experimental survey research design, using a Convenient sampling technique. A self-designed simple questionnaire was used to elicit data. The questionnaire was made up of five sections (A, B, C and D). Section A was made up of respondents’ Bio-data while the other sections comprised of Simple structured questions used to elicit information on the safety health practices of communicable diseases among students’ residence in University of Benin, Edo state. The data was presented using tables and were analyzed using simple percentages, while the research hypotheses were tested using Chi-square test of association. The level of significance was set at p<0.05. The procedure was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 for Windows. The result shows that the respondents have good knowledge of communicable diseases including various types, it’s clinical manifestations(signs and symptoms), mode of disease transmission. Also, majority of the respondents showed that they are equipped with the right knowledge on safety practices on communicable diseases and the school facilities including classrooms, school cafetariat(buka) and hostel residences are more moderately equipped to prevent spread of communicable diseases.
