Utilization of primary health care facilities: Lessons from a rural community in southwest Nigeria

Sule, S S; Ijadunola, Kayode T.; Onayade, Adedeji; Fatusi, Adesegun O.; Soetan, R.O.; Connell, Frederick A.

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“…Perceived high cost was among the reasons identified for low utilization of healthcare services in Nigeria. (Sule et al, 2008) This however differs from findings in another study among market traders in Ibadan where a belief that illness could not be cured by orthodox medicine, unfriendly health workers and delays in service were factors found to be associated with lack of utilization of available health facilities. (Ige and Nwachukwu, 2009) …”

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“…(Tanimola and Julius, 2009) This also disagrees with the finding in another study carried out in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria where it was found out that only 44% of respondents utilize healthcare facilities when sick. (Sule et al, 2008) Many (78%) of the cleaning workers had gone for medical check-ups at one time or the other. This may be so because they work in a hospital environment where emphasis is placed on routine medical check-ups.…”

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Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Ilesanmi¹

2014

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Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Ilesanmi¹

2014

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“…This compares well with the Zimbabwe Demographic health survey report of 2015 that revealed that 27.1% of the people in Zimbabwe have not reached secondary education level. A study in Nigeria showed that education has a positive association with utilization of Primary Health Care services [5]. With regards to religion, the participants were predominantly Apostolics 361 (53.7%) followed by Protestants 200 (29.8%).…”

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Factors Associated with Maternal and Child Health Services Uptake and Their Association with Health Outcomes in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

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Zvinavashe²,

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This study aimed at determining the factors associated with maternal and child health services uptake and their association with maternal and child health outcomes. Design and setting:The study was conducted in two districts in Mashonaland East namely Murewa and Seke in Zimbabwe. An analytical cross sectional study design was conducted between November 2016 and March 2017. Women with children 0-48 months who were being recruited for an interventional study were targeted with an aim of determining the baseline characteristics and comparability of participants in the intervention and control arm. A sample of 672 mothers was interviewed. Data was analyzed in SPSS version 20 and STATA 13. Main outcome(s):The study focused on maternal and child health outcomes. Results:The mean age for the women was 28.0 years (SD=6.8) and the mean birth weight for children was 3061 g (SD=537). Women had a mean weight of 62.5 kg (SD=11.5) and the mean number of children per woman were 2.6 (SD=1.5). In this study 154 (22.9%) of the participants booked for Antenatal Care (ANC) in the first trimester and 321 (47.7%) and 171 (25.4%) booking in the second and third trimester respectively. There was a statistically significant association between a child's gestational age and birth weight (OR=2.14; 95% CI: 1.22-3.75). Maternal complications were significantly associated with the number of children delivered prior to the last pregnancy (OR=4.4; 95% CI: 2.45-8.04). First ANC timing was strongly associated with the place of delivery (OR=2.84, 95% CI: 1.53-5.25) and so was ANC registration decision making (OR=3.52; 95% CI: 1.88-6.58). The weaning time was significantly associated with child morbidity (OR=5.28; 95% CI: 2.57-9.86). Conclusion:This study revealed that though there is a satisfactory health seeking behavior among pregnant and lactating women, there is still a significant gap in knowledge of critical recommended Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) practices. Good knowledge and practices are essential in the reduction of preventable maternal and child morbidity and mortality. Universal maternal health access is only achievable if the women and the community take decisions about their own health in a supportive environment; hence the need to have community based interventions for maternal health access. The results of the study have shown that the quality and methods of delivery of antenatal care education need to reviewed to improve effectiveness of antenatal care.

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“…Adetoro and Ebomoyi [8] reported infertility prevalence of 30.3% among women living in Nigeria. Studies by Sule et al [9] done on the prevalence of infertility in woman in South Western Nigerian and 22.5% had the prevalence of primary infertility, while 77.5% had secondary infertility. A retrospective study done by Ekwere et al [10], on patients coming to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinic in Calabar, the causes of infertility was 58% female, 30% male while 12% were both causes.…”

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Comparison of serum reproductive hormones, antioxidants, PGE2 and PGF2-α between primary and secondary infertile women in Calabar

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Utilization of primary health care facilities: Lessons from a rural community in southwest Nigeria

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Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Factors Associated with Maternal and Child Health Services Uptake and Their Association with Health Outcomes in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Comparison of serum reproductive hormones, antioxidants, PGE2 and PGF2-α between primary and secondary infertile women in Calabar

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