PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NASARAWA STATE
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NASARAWA STATE
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2012-12
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EMBU, BULUS ENVULAPA
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the availability and utilization of healthcare services by
demographic characteristics in tertiary institutions of Nasarawa state. To achieve this purpose,
one thousand (1000) subjects, comprising six hundred (600) students, two hundred (200)
academic and non academic staff and two hundred (200) healthcare workers and administrators
were randomly selected from six tertiary institutions of Nasarawa state. Two sets of
questionnaires (one set for all respondents and another set for healthcare workers and
administrators) on availability and utilization of healthcare services were prepared and validated
for content and face validity by juriors both within and outside the Faculty of Education,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. This was then administered on the respondents. Data collected
for the study was analyzed, using descriptive statistics of frequency, percentage, mean, standard
deviation(SD) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). All items were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The following are the findings of this study: (a) Availability and utilization of
healthcare services in tertiary institutions in Nasarawa state were not adequate. (b) The
respondents income level significantly affects their perception of availability and utilization of
healthcare services (c) Non utilization of the healthcare services was as a result of certain factors
which include; high cost of drugs and services offered, the healthcare system its and the
attitude of the healthcare workers. The demographic characteristics of the respondents also had
effects on the perception of the respondents on the various variables of healthcare services in
tertiary institutions in Nasarawa state. On the basis of the findings, the following
recommendations were made: Healthcare services should be expanded to take care of the
increasing number of recipients in the tertiary institutions in Nasarawa state. There should be
public enlightenment by the management of the various tertiary institutions to sensitize both staff
and students on the available healthcare services so that they can be properly utilized.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND
HEALTH EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION
DECEMBER, 2012.
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PERCEIVED,, AVAILABILITY,, UTILIZATION,, HEALTHCARE,, SERVICES,, TERTIARY,, INSTITUTIONS,, NASARAWA STATE.