https://www.ijojournals.com/index.php/hsn/issue/feed 2026-05-18T07:49:21+00:00 Rahul Khan info@ijojournals.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong><em>IJO - International Journal of Health Science and Nursing&nbsp;( ISSN: 2814-2098 ) </em></strong><em>focusing on the exchange of knowledge in nursing and health sciences, particularly between the East and West. It has international authorship, readership, and the Editorial Board. The following topics covered (but not limited to):</em><br><em>Psychiatric and mental health nursing, Learning disability nursing, Pediatric nursing, Geriatric nursing, Nursing of people in acute care and long term care institutional settings, Home health nursing, Community and Homecare, Critical and emergency care, Advanced nursing practices, Maternity and Women's health, Yoga and Physiotherapy&nbsp;</em></p> https://www.ijojournals.com/index.php/hsn/article/view/1295 2026-05-18T07:49:21+00:00 Ugo, Philomena N.N. (PhD) philonwa@imsuonline.edu.ng

<p>This study examined the evaluation of school-based health services and their influence on students’ health outcomes in universities in Imo State. A correlational research design was adopted. Three objectives, three research questions, and three null hypotheses guided the study. The population comprised undergraduate students in selected universities, from which a sample of 250 respondents was drawn using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire titled <em>School-Based Health Services and Students’ Health Outcomes Questionnaire (SBHSSHOQ)</em>. The instrument was validated by experts, and its reliability was established using Cronbach’s alpha, yielding a coefficient of 0.867. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between accessibility of school-based health services and students’ health outcomes (r = 0.62, p &lt; 0.05). A strong and significant relationship was also found between utilization of school-based health services and students’ health outcomes (r = 0.68, p &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, accessibility and utilization jointly had a significant influence on students’ health outcomes, accounting for 54% of the variance (R² = 0.54), with utilization emerging as the stronger predictor. The study concluded that school-based health services play a significant role in improving students’ health outcomes and recommended improved accessibility, increased awareness, and enhanced service quality</p>

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