ADOPTION OF SOCIAL EDUCATION FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SELECTED HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which social education is being adopted for conflict management in health institutions in Enugu State. One research question and one null hypothesis were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The population for the study comprised all the 433 doctors, nurses and Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW) in 6 selected health institutions in Enugu State. It was made up of 57 doctors, 78 nurses and 298 community health extension workers. Using census sampling, the respondents’ entire population of 433 [doctors, nurses and the Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW)] in the 6 selected health institutions in Enugu State was sampled for the study. No sampling was done because the population is manageable. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. 433 copies of questionnaire were administered by the researchers with the help of three research assistants that were briefed on the content of the questionnaire and its mode of administration to ensure that the questionnaire was properly administered. Out of 433 questionnaire instrument that were administered, 423 copies were retrieved, while 10 copies were not retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using Mean (x̅) with Standard Deviation (SD) to answer the two research question. However, the null hypothesis was tested using t-test statistic at .05 level of significance. The result of the findings indicated that to a little extent social education was adopted for conflict management in health institutions in Enugu State. The finding also revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean response scores of public and private health workers on the extent to which social education was adopted for conflict management in health institutions in Enugu State. Based on the findings, the researches recommended that deliberate efforts should be made at adoption of social education for conflict management in public and private health institutions in Enugu State