Challenges for Nurses in Providing Patient-Centered Care in Rural Primary Health Care Clinics in Nigeria

Lateef, Adepeju; Mhlongo, Euphemia Mbali

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“…One of Nigeria's significant healthcare challenges is the need for more well-trained healthcare workers [60,61,62]. The few skilled doctors are overburdened, and most need better compensation for overworking [63,64,65].…”

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The Notion of Nigerian Healthcare System Management

Gbolahan¹,

Oyeranmi²

2023

Int.J.Res.Publ.Rev.

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Nigeria covers an area of 923,678 square kilometers and is one of the largest countries in Africa. It borders Benin to the west, Cameroon to the east, Niger and Chad to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south [1]. It is found in the tropics along the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, between 4°1' and 13°9' N and 2°2' and 14°30' E [2]. Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent, with 225 million inhabitants and an annual population growth rate of 2.47%. The population is predominantly younger, with approximately 45% under the age of 15 and 20% under the age of 5, and women of childbearing age (15-49) make up about 22% of the total population [3, 4]. Harmonious with my research, Nigeria has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 2085 US dollars per capita [6]. Nigeria is listed as one of the poor counties in the world. Nigeria is undergoing social development. Therefore, 48% of the nation's population resides in rural areas, and most Nigerian citizens living in rural areas are considered poor [7]. Based on the year 2020 statistic reports, the maternity ratio is 5.4 per 1000 live births. The infant mortality rate is 54.7 per 1000 live birth, mortality under five years is 90.2 per 1000 live birth, and life expectancy in Nigeria is 55.8 years for both sex combined [8]. This research paper reviews the notion of healthcare system management in Nigeria. This study highlights Nigerian healthcare problems, private and public healthcare, health finance, human resources for health, leadership and governance.

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The Notion of Nigerian Healthcare System Management

Gbolahan¹,

Oyeranmi²

2023

Int.J.Res.Publ.Rev.

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Nurses Job Satisfaction, Patients Satisfaction, and Quality of Care in Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

C.M.,

C.I.

2023

African Journal of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

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Nurses are the largest workforce in healthcare facilities, providing 50% - 80% of healthcare services. They play important role in providing quality care to patients, which is important in healthcare. This study determined job satisfaction, patient satisfaction and quality of care of nurses in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from 208 nurses, 138 patients and 36 head nurses using simple randomization technique. A pilot testing was carried out with a reliability index of 0.81. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Software for Social Sciences (SPSS) database version 25. Chi square was used to test the significance hypotheses of p < 0.05.The majority of nurses 82 (39.42%) were between ages 41-50 while most of them, 48 (23.08%) had between 11-15 years of experience. Most of the recruited patients (43.48%) were between the ages of 31-46 years and most respondents were female (52.17%). The results also show that the majority of nurses (55.3%) were dissatisfied with their jobs. 84.8% of the patients were satisfied with the quality of nursing care. According to head nurses reports, nurses provided quality care to patients. Communication and team building, training, leadership and management, salary, work itself, work environment, interpersonal relationship were significantly positively associated with overall job satisfaction. Job satisfaction of nurses in this research area was slightly low. On the other hand, patients are quite satisfied with the level of care. Despite nurses’ job satisfaction, they still provide quality care to patients. It recommended that hospital management and government should consider all components of job satisfaction.

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Challenges for Nurses in Providing Patient-Centered Care in Rural Primary Health Care Clinics in Nigeria

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The Notion of Nigerian Healthcare System Management

The Notion of Nigerian Healthcare System Management

Nurses Job Satisfaction, Patients Satisfaction, and Quality of Care in Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

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