Tag Archives: Health Services

PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH CARE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES Background The relationship between people’s perception and utilization of public health serviceswas investigated. Methods A survey of 840 households across selected urban, peri urban and rural communities, in the Southeast of Nigeria, was …

COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NIGERIA Background Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of social resources in overcoming barriers to healthcare utilization in a developing country …

ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE POOR IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF EDO STATE Background: It has been stated that poor utilization of quality reproductive health service continues to contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Objective: The objective was to investigate the pattern of orthodox …

FACTORS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SAUDI ARABIA.   ABSTRACT Objectives: This study examinesfactors affecting the choice ofmaternal health services in Port SaidCity.Methods: A house-to-house surveyof 225 women in Port Said City, anortheastern Egyptian city located200 kilometers from Cairo thecapital of Egypt, was carried outto determine the …

HOW WOMEN’S EDUCATION AND AUTONOMY AFFECT THEIR USE OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NIGERIA. Background: Maternal mortality is a major public health problem in low- and middleincome countries. Most of the maternal deaths could be prevented if there is adequate and timely use of maternal health care services by women. …

USE PATTERN OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES AND DETERMINANTS OF SKILLED CARE DURING DELIVERY IN NIGERIA:  Abstract Background Almost two decades since the initiation of the Safe motherhood Initiative, Maternal Mortality is still soaring high in most developing countries. In 2000 WHO estimated a life time risk of a maternal death …

THE STATE OF HEALTH SERVICES AND NEEDS OF NURSING SCHOOL CHILDREN A CASE STUDY OF NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE   Background Globally the number of children reaching school age is estimated to be 1.2 billion children (18 % of the world’s population) and rising. This study was therefore designed …

SURVEY OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES IN OLD NJIKOKA LGA OF ANAMBRA STATE. NIGER SCHOOL HEALTH TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page – – – – – – – – – – Title Page – – – – – – – – – – Certification – – – – – – – …

AWARENESS OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ENUGU STATE TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page – – – – – – – – – – Title Page – – – – – – – – – – Certification – – – – – – – – – – …

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AND ITS PRACTICE AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN WESTERN NIGERIA Background School health services refer to the health care delivery system that is operational within a school or college. These services aim at promoting and maintaining the health of school children so as to give …