Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Physical and Health Education outline · Section K: Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
Contents / notes
- Housing: characteristics of good housing, including location, ventilation, lighting and sanitation
- Town planning regulations: spacing and overcrowding
- Water supply: importance, sources and methods of purification
- Waste disposal: types, including refuse and sewage, and disposal methods
- Pollution: meaning and types, including air, water, soil and noise pollution
- Prevention and control of pollution
- Pest and vector control: differences, habits, harmful effects, prevention and control
Candidate objectives
- State the characteristics of good housing.
- State town planning regulations.
- State the importance of water supply and list its sources.
- Explain methods of water purification.
- Differentiate between refuse and sewage disposal methods.
- Define pollution and state its types.
- Outline measures for the prevention and control of pollution.
- Differentiate between pests and vectors and state their habits.
- Explain the harmful effects of pests and vectors and highlight their prevention and control measures.
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