Effect of Distance on Utilization of Health Care Services in Rural Kogi State, Nigeria

Awoyemi, Taiwo Timothy; Obayelu, Oluwakemi Adeola; Opaluwa, H. I.

doi:10.1080/09709274.2011.11906385

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“…The study was conducted in Kogi State, with headquarters in Lokoja (Awoyemi, Obayelu and Opaluwa, 2011). Kogi State is located in the north central part of Nigeria, on latitude 7.4N and longitude 6.45E and with a land area of approximately 28,313.53 square kilometres (Alabi and Ocholi, 2010).…”

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Determinants of edible insects consumption level in Kogi State, Nigeria

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Onoja²

2018

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Determinants of edible insects consumption level in Kogi State, Nigeria

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“…Moreover, Leive and Xu (2008) asserted that a number of factors have been showed to be potential barriers in assessing healthcare services and these include distance and cost of travel to the health facility, socio-cultural factors and cost of service especially in developing countries of the world. Among all these factors distance and cost of travel to the healthcare facilities have been considered to be the most important factor affecting the rate at which healthcare facilities are been utilized (Awoyemi et al, 2011), this was manifested in the work of Olugbamila (2016) that accessibility to healthcare facilities is the ability of individual or community to obtain healthcare services which have been said to depend on the cost of travel and distance of the healthcare facility to place of resident (Buor, 2003).…”

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Analysis of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Utilization of Healthcare Facilities in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

Olugbamila

Adeyinka

2017

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This paper examines the socio-economic characteristics of residents and their utilization of available healthcare facilities in Owo local government area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The data utilized in the paper draws on systematic sampling of 368 health consumers in the study area. Findings revealed that socio-economic characteristics play a significant role in determining the frequency of visits to healthcare facilities, this is substantiated with the chi-square test result that revealed a significant relationship between marital status and frequency of visits to healthcare facilities with χ² = 29.175 and significant at p = 0.004 level, as well as income of households and the frequency of visits to healthcare facilities with χ² = 20.961 and significant at p = 0.007 levels. The paper therefore concluded that efforts should be put in place to improve the socio-economic status of individuals through multi-sectoral development activities such as micro-credit facilities and provision of employment opportunities which is believed will invariably improve their access and utilization of healthcare facilities.

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“…In addition, the competing nature of traditional medicine and traditional medicine practitioners with that of the modern medicine and medical doctors is also a major concern that is posing a threat to the utilization of modern healthcare facilities in the country. A survey conducted in Benin City in Edo State, South-South Nigeria in 1998, revealed that, for every signpost that indicated modern healthcare facility in the city, there were also three others that indicated traditional health facility (Awoyemi, Obayelu & Opaluwa, 2011). This suggests that quite a number of people seek medical attention in more of traditional medicine and spiritual homes than hospitals and other modern medical facilities in the country.…”

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“…Healthcare utilization has been defined by Awoyemi, Obayelu & Opaluwa (2011) as the use of healthcare services by the people. The choice of healthcare facility among people may vary from person to person and from place to place depending on various factors pre-disposed to the end users.…”

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“…Healthcare delivery services during this time were offered by herbalists, divine healers, soothsayers, midwives, spiritualists, bone setters, mental health therapists, and surgeons (Awoyemi, Obayelu & Opaluwa, 2011). The first record of modern medical services in Nigeria was discovered during the various European expenditures in the early-to-mid nineteenth century, as being provided by doctors brought by explorers and traders to cater for the well-being of the Europeans, while the natives were left to die from their diseases (Chuke, 1988).…”

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Factors determining the utilization of healthcare facilities in a semi-urban setting in Kwara State Nigeria

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Muhammed²,

Raji³

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Objectives. The presence of healthcare facilities alone is not a requisite for the utilization of such facilities, but a function of factors predisposed to end users. This study examined the factors determining the choice of healthcare facility utilization among residents of Eyenkorin in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria. The objective was to identify the most utilized healthcare facility in the studied area and the reasons for choosing to utilize certain health facilities among the participants. Material and methods. Data was retrieved through self and interviewer-administered questionnaire, involving 358 consenting participants that were selected through a two-stage sampling method implying convenience and random sampling techniques. Results: General hospital was mostly utilized by the studied population, representing the option of over one-fourth of the participants (28.5%). This was closely followed by Private hospital (24.6%), Health centers (18.4%), Teaching hospital (10.1%), Spiritual homes (7.8%), Traditional homes (4.5%), Patent medicine sellers (3.9%), and Maternity homes (2.2%). The choice of health facility utilized was informed by effective treatment, quality service, cost, attitude of health workers, professional competence, waiting time, and distance, in that order. Conclusion and recommendations:The study concluded that distance is not essentially a barrier to healthcare facility utilization. It also concluded that there is a growing trend towards private healthcare facilities utilization among Nigerians when this result is juxtaposed with previous studies conducted in other locations in the country. The study recommended improved healthcare capacity building for government hospitals and provision of health insurance scheme for the people.

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Effect of Distance on Utilization of Health Care Services in Rural Kogi State, Nigeria

Cited by 99 publications

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Determinants of edible insects consumption level in Kogi State, Nigeria

Determinants of edible insects consumption level in Kogi State, Nigeria

Analysis of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Utilization of Healthcare Facilities in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

Factors determining the utilization of healthcare facilities in a semi-urban setting in Kwara State Nigeria

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