Health-seeking behavior of medical directors in Nigeria

Onyekwelu, Jide

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“…Medical doctors play key role in ensuring optimal health of the citizens of a nation which is important for economic growth. Despite their medical knowledge, medical doctors have a tendency to present late when they have any medical illness because majority of them have poor health seeking attitude 10 . This study assessed medical doctors for type 2 diabetic risk during the continuing medical education (CME) program organized by the Nigerian Medical Association.…”

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus risk assessment among doctors in Ondo state

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IntroductionDiabetes Mellitus (DM) has become a disease of public health importance in Nigeria. Early identification of DM risk is important in the reduction of this disease burden. This study assessed ten-year risk of developing type 2 DM among some medical doctors in Ondo State. MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study that assessed ten-year risk of developing type 2 DM among some doctors using the Finland Diabetic Risk Score form. Known diabetics were excluded from the study. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), blood pressure and total DM risk score were determined for each participant.Results One hundred and ninety-two doctors participated in the study with a male: female ratio of 1.3:1. Majority (92.2%) were below 55 years, 22 (11.5%) were obese, 32(16.7%) had central obesity, 46(24%) reported physical inactivity, 49(25.5%) had family history of DM, 141(73.4%) do not take fruits and vegetables regularly. Forty-three (22.4%) were found to have elevated blood pressure while 6(3.1%) had elevated blood glucose. Fifty-seven (29.7%) of the participants had increased ten-year DM risk. Significant predictors of increase DM risk were age ≥ 45 years (AOR:9.08; CI 3.13-26.33; p = <0.001 ) ; BMI ≥25kg/m2 (AOR:11.41; CI:4.14-31.45; p = <0.001) ; family history of DM (AOR:9.93; CI:3.25-30.39; p = <0.001) ; abdominal obesity (AOR:6.66; CI:2.08-21.29; p= < 0.001); and infrequent dietary intake of fruits and vegetable(AOR:3.11;CI:1.03:9.37: p = 0.04) ConclusionThere was increased 10-year DM risk in about 30% of the participants. Lifestyle modification such as physical activity and regular consumption of fruits and vegetables should be encouraged among doctors.

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“…In order to cut cost and still make good profit, healthcare providers may resort into procurement of cheaper brands or even unbranded medications as well as consumables ultimately, affecting the quality of health care delivery. Staffing may also be impacted while trying to cut cost such that lesser number of workers required to function are employed especially in private health facilities [18] leading to increase workload and pressure on the limited hands available.…”

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The Unspotted Impact of Global Inflation and Economic Crisis on The Nigerian Healthcare System

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Osuntuyi

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Inflation, the rise in prices of goods and services, has been on an exponential rise over the past few years globally. The excess inflation and the devaluation of the Nigerian currency has aggravated the problem of poor healthcare funding in the country. The overlooked influences that global inflation has had on the Nigerian healthcare system were highlighted in this work. Some of the influences included increased healthcare costs leading to demand-related problems, increased morbidity, reduced quality of healthcare delivery despite the increased cost, understaffing, the inefficiency of healthcare workers, medical brain drain as well as dwindling of research activities. In line with these consequences, it has become imperative for the government to take action to curb the growing menace of inflation and its impacts, through policy development and implementation as well as increasing resource allocation to the health sector.

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Health-seeking behavior of medical directors in Nigeria

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus risk assessment among doctors in Ondo state

Type 2 diabetes mellitus risk assessment among doctors in Ondo state

The Unspotted Impact of Global Inflation and Economic Crisis on The Nigerian Healthcare System

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