» ABSTRACT This study investigated patient perception and satisfaction with healthcare professionals at primary care facilities in selected health facilities in Enugu. It can be concluded from the study that perceived quality of care and satisfaction was high in all the three facilities. Perceived qua…Continue Reading »
» BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Approximately 1000 women die each day worldwide from pregnancy related causes, 99% of them in developing countries and more than 50% in sub Saharan Africa with most deaths concentrated around the time of delivery. An estimated 2.65 million stillbirths occurred in 2008 worl…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Pregnancy duration and choice of care for maternal health are crucial primary health issues that the World Health Organization (WHO) keeps constant in the campaign for all round healthcare delivery for mother and child. To be sure, there is consensus on the need for optimal care for…Continue Reading »
» INTRODUCTION Differences in health status, based on indices such as infant mortality, young and child mortality and maternal mortality, between developed countries and developing countries have witnessed historical documentation. Within the developing countries, the phenomenon has shown aggrav…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT People in poor countries tend to have less access to health services than those in better off countries, and within countries, the poor have less access to health services. This article documents disparities in access to health services in low and middle income countries (LMICs), usin…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT People in poor countries tend to have less access to health services than those in better off countries, and within countries, the poor have less access to health services. This article documents disparities in access to health services in low and middle income countries (LMICs), usin…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT At the beginning of the 1990s, health service reforms were implemented in public health institutions in most African countries South of the Sahara. In the Ivory Coast, the imposition of user fees for public services was adopted in 1994. Such fees require each person to have adequate fina…Continue Reading »
» INTRODUCTION Using the 2002/03 Uganda National Household Survey data we empirically examine the nature and determinants of individuals’ decision to seek care on condition of illness reporting. The major findings include: cost of care is regressive and sustainability reduces the health care util…Continue Reading »
» INTRODUCTION Health care financing system is a process by which revenues are collected from primary and secondary sources, e.g., out of pocket payments (OOPs), indirect and direct taxes, donor funding, co payment, voluntary prepayments, mandatory prepayment, which are accumulated in fund pools…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The way a country finances its health care system is a critical determinant for reaching universal health coverage (UHC). This is so because it determines whether the health services that are available are affordable to those that need them. In Nigeria, the health sector is financed t…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The aim of the research work was to investigate the impact of challenges and limitations confronting international organization in carrying out humanitarian aid in Nigeria. The primary source of data used for the purpose of this research was the questionnaires for the primary data. Wh…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Nutrition is essential for life. Growth and development of an individual is determined by the quality of food consumed. The nutritional status of any person is dictated by the quality and quantity of nutrients absor…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Pregnancy is almost certainly the greatest physiological stress and the most common major change of the normal biological process to which the woman is subjected during her life. Anemia is the most common …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The problem of every hospital when the targeted objective is not achieved is that there is something wring either with health care givers, the patients or the general public. In order to improve the standard of health of the patients and keep them progressively fit. The reason why suc…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Family planning is widely acknowledged as an important intervention towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) three (3) as it has proven to reduce maternal and child mortality. Family planning can preve…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Maternal and child health has emerged as the most important issue that determined global and national wellbeing. This is because every individual, family and community is at some point intimately involved in pregnancy and the success of childbirth…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Anemia is defined as the condition in which there is decreased level of hemoglobin (Hb) or red blood cells than the normal value (Eltayeb et al., 2014). According to the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) report, anemia affected 1.62 billion (24.8%)…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Generally, research has highlighted the beneficial impact of male involvement in programmes to prevent the mother to child transmission of HIV to tackle new infections among infants. A 2015 study of couples in South West province, Nigeria looked a…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Infections due to Hepatitis C viruses (HCV) is significant health problems around the globe. Worldwide, viral hepatitis is the commonest cause of hepatic dysfunction in pregnancy. In our study, the frequen…Continue Reading »
» Abstract Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) continue to be a threat to hospital admissions and workers thus contributing to mortalities and morbidities. Sophistication and type of services given by health facilities may determine health worker’s attitude towards combating these infect…Continue Reading »
» Chapter one INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Abortion is a relatively used term. It is the word used to describe the act of termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a foetus or embryo prior to viability. The term “Abortion” most commonly refers to t…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study In many communities in sub Saharan Africa, pregnancy is viewed as a ‘woman’s affair’, with a man’s role primarily to provide financial support. Even where men view accompanying their partner to antenatal …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study In many communities in sub Saharan Africa, pregnancy is viewed as a ‘woman’s affair’, with a man’s role primarily to provide financial support. Even where men view accompanying their partner to antenatal …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Information on health seeking behaviour and health care utilization has important policy implications in health systems development. Factors which influence which treatment sources people seek when symptoms occur…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The fact that formula feeding can be difficult to achieve in resource poor settings, coupled with breastfeeding’s recorded benefits for preventing malnutrition and serious infectious diseases, ha…Continue Reading »
