Health needs assessment and determinants of health-seeking behaviour among elderly Nigerians: A house-hold survey
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Background In the last decade the number of elderly citizens in Nigeria has increased and their health needs are becoming popularly recognized. A number of factors have also been recognized to determine health care seeking behaviour in these elderly. Methods The sample consisted of 756 households that had at least one resident who was aged 60 years and above (35% of 2160 households). Multistage and proportionate sampling techniques were employed to select the study subjects. Structured interview were conducted to elicit information on health needs and determinants of health care seeking behaviour of household members aged 60 years and above. Results The most frequently reported illnesses were body pain (89.5%), joint pain (86.4%), generalized body weakness and fatigue (81.5%), poor sight (78.2%), fever (71.3%), irritability, anger, and nervous tension (70%), listlessness, depression, and headaches (60%),and decreased mobility (65.8%). More than two-thirds (68.8%) of respondents had never visited health facilities in the last one year even for ordinary medical check-up. Family care/Family consultation was the first choice (44.6%) of treatment for the most frequently reported illnesses irrespective of age group and sex. Less than one-third (28.7%) of the subjects were aware of their health needs. Receiving treatment when sick was the health needs mentioned by the majority (89.4%) of the elderly. Poverty emerged as a major (50.3%) determinant of health care seeking behaviour fol…
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- Authors
- Abdulraheem, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Ilorin (NG)
- Corresponding author
- Abdulraheem, IS
- ORCID
- Abdulraheem, IS
- Venue
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 58
- ISSN
- 0975-5764 (ISSN-L)
- 1596-3519
- OpenAlex
- W2092885974
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of African Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Bioline International (Bioline International) (submittedVersion)
- TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- health needs assessment, health-seeking behavior, older adults, poverty, self-medication, family care, health care expenditure, socioeconomic factors, Nigeria, household surveys
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Poverty, Quality of Health Care, Socioeconomic Factors, Health Behavior, Needs Assessment
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