Healthful School Environment in Primary Schools: A CrossSectional Study of Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Children spend long hours of the daytime in schools where they are exposed to the various components of the school environment which may affect their health status. There is, therefore, a need to constantly evaluate the status of the school environment. This study sought to assess the school environment in primary schools in Gwagwalada Area Council in the Nigerian Federal Capital.