INFLUENCE OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY ON UTILISATION OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AMONG RESIDENTS OF IJEBU-ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study examined influence of Nigerian economy on utilisation of health care system among residents of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The descriptive survey research design was used. Simple random sampling technique was used to select three hundred (300) respondents from ten (10) political wards in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State while validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Eight hypotheses were postulated for the study using frequency counts and simple percentages to analysed the demographic data of the respondents, while inferential statistics of Chi Square was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and it was discovered via the respondents’ responses to the questionnaire that high cost of healthcare services, low healthcare insurance enrollment, inequality of access to healthcare services, limited preventive care, low cost of traditional medicine, low economic status, employment status, transportation expenses were significantly an influence of Nigerian economy on utilisation of health care system among residents of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The study recommended that National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) should intensify efforts to review and subsidise the cost of healthcare services for economically disadvantaged individuals, ensuring wider coverage for essential treatments and services. The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with state governments, should increase public awareness campaigns and simplify the process of healthcare insurance enrolment, especially for informal sector workers and rural residents
Keywords: Nigerian Economy, Utilisation, Health Care System, Residents of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State
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