<![CDATA[Accident has continued to be a significant problem to many people all over the world, including school-aged children which may be injured and may be subjected to live with the consequences of the injuries throughout their lifetimes. Hence, this study investigated the impact of safety education intervention on the knowledge of preventive practices of accident among pupils in Akoko-South Local Government Area, Ondo State (ASWLA). The Pre-test-post-test research design method was used for this study. The sample for this study was 60 respondents. A self-developed validated questionnaire was the instrument use for the study. Mean and Standard Deviation was used to answer the research questions, while t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test all hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study indicated that Safety education intervention significantly have positive impact (t.cal =24.537 p= 0.05) on the knowledge of pupils in Ondo State. Also the study shows there is a significant impact of safety education intervention on accident prevention practice (t.cal =42.923p= 0.05) among the respondents. In addition, gender and religion have no significant influence on the knowledge and practice of accident prevention among pupils in the study area. It was concluded that safety education intervention had significant effect on knowledge and practice of accident prevention among pupils in the study area. It is recommended that safety education should be taught in schools especially from primary school level in order to instill in children safety knowledge and practices which will protect them from being a victim of accident.]]>
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