What is it about?
Despite high distribution of Primary Health Care Centres (PHC) and low cost of care provision, patronage is low in Nigeria. Findings for the determinants of health care demand are one sided with focus on patient related factors. Less attention is given to facility determinants. This study examined facility determinants of the demand for PHC service in Nigeria The 2013-2014 SDI data covering 11,690 primary health care facilities was used.
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Why is it important?
The results show more community workers and paraprofessionals and few medical Doctors and Nurses in PHC’s. Facilities are equipped with weighing scales, sphygmomanometer and stethoscope with few thermometer. High staff absence rate, lack of improved water source and non-regular power supply are also observed. Findings associate presence of Nurses with increased number of visits than other staff type. Child weighing scale, regular power supply and improved water are also key positive determinants.
Perspectives
Better use of PHC’s in Nigeria is possible with medical personnel especially nurses in employment. Improved water, regular power and instruments like child weighing scale are also vital.
Dr Uche Abamba Osakede
Bowen University
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This page is a summary of: The Demand for Primary Health Care Service in Nigeria: New Evidence from Facility Determinants, Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, February 2019, Asian Online Journals,
DOI: 10.24203/ajhss.v7i1.5663.
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