Preliminary Assessment of Healthcare Seeking Behaviour Among Users of Primary Health Care Facilities in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

Autor:	Musah K. Toyin, Kayode O. O
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	business.industry media_common.quotation_subject education Primary health care Economic shortage behavioral disciplines and activities Focus group Promotion (rank) Nursing State (polity) Primary health Curiosity Healthcare seeking Medicine business media_common
Zdroj:	IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science. 3:31-35
ISSN:	2320-1959 2320-1940
DOI:	10.9790/1959-03413135
Popis:	Absract: Health care seeking behaviour of patients and other clients have remained an area of concern and curiosity to provider of services in primary health care centers. This study aims to identify the key and specific actions taken by the residents of Ilorin metropolis to seek care at the primary health centre(PHC) and also to assess major factors influencing it. A qualitative phenominological study using semi-structured interview and focus group discussion was adopted for the study. The researchers conducted 36 key informant interviews with users of PHC comprising male and female; 50 focus group discussions among users of PHC facility and Indepth interviews with 20 community leaders. Additonally, official PHC document were reviewed. The findings show that there is fairly functional PHC system in the study area, faced with several challenges related to accessibility of services and shortage of resources. It was recommended among others that there should be a coordinated efforts to improve infrastructure and design behavioural health promotion campaigns to inform and educate the people especially rural dwellers that the desirable health care seeking behaviour is to patronize health facilities at PHC centre first.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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