1981
DOI: 10.1016/0271-7123(81)90010-9
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Rural dwellers and health care in Northern Nigeria

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“…7,13,14 Stock comments on the reluctance of husbands to grant their wives permission to go to the health centres, particularly if the journey involves some distance to the health unit, if the condition is not perceived to be threatening, or if she has to go unaccompanied. 13,14 In a Latin American survey, Robey, et. al. report that young males claimed that they knew little about contraception because they thought this was the girl's responsibility.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…7,13,14 Stock comments on the reluctance of husbands to grant their wives permission to go to the health centres, particularly if the journey involves some distance to the health unit, if the condition is not perceived to be threatening, or if she has to go unaccompanied. 13,14 In a Latin American survey, Robey, et. al. report that young males claimed that they knew little about contraception because they thought this was the girl's responsibility.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Plusieurs études ont analysé les déterminants du comportement de recours des populations au système de santé en milieu rural africain (van Luiyk 1979;Buschkens & Slikkeveer 1980;Murphy & Baba 1981;Gilson et al 1994;Haddad & Fournier 1995). Cependant, peu d'études similaires ont été menées en milieu urbain africain, surtout au sud du Sahara, afin de montrer les motifs du comportement de recours au centre de santé (Develay et al 1996).…”
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“…Buttressing this point [3] affirmed that the majority of the villagers had no ready access to modern health facilities and where such services existed; the facilities were understaffed and poorly equipped.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Invariably, limited information about a subject results in limited knowledge of same. In Nigeria, limited knowledge and access to health promoting and disease prevention programmes are more pronounced in the rural than urban areas [3]. No doubt, low knowledge and practice of health promoting practices in rural communities account for the prevalence of health challenges there.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%