Health care seeking behaviour among the aged 60yrs in Bende local government area in Abia state Department:Public Health By: Ekings Project ID: 2789 Rating: (3.1) votes: 21 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe purpose of this study was to assess healthcare seeking behaviour among the aged (60yrs) in Bende local government area of Abia state. To achieve this purpose the quantitative descriptive survey design was used to assess 220 respondents drawn from the local government area through simple random sampling technique and the Taro Yamane sample determination formula. A 4-point Likert scale questionnaire with close-ended questions was used to obtain responses from the respondents, 220 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents while 210 copies were received. Data collected for this study were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviations and inferential statistics of the independent t-test. 0.05 level of significance was used for the test of significance. The findings show that age and educational status have a significant effect on health care seeking behaviour among the aged group in Bende local government area of Abia state and poor health care seeking behaviour is present among the male elderly respondents in contrast to the female. It was concluded that education and age are significant factors in decreasing healthcare seeking behaviour among the aged in Bende local government area of Abia state. It was recommended that the government should embark on massive enlightenment programs for the aged in other to educate them and encourage them on health services available to them and also seek them when needed. Cost reduction and disease management should also be considered....Preview Download Preview +Other Public Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Cultural practices and implication to health promotion among Akoko northeast local government area, Ondo state»Impact of public pit toilet system and its associated problems - case study of Udi lga, Enugu state»The challenges facing confidentiality of patients health information and how to improve on it»Challenges of osteoarthritis and its management in older adults above 65 in Awuda village, Anambra state»Assessment of the utilization of standard precaution in the prevention of disease among health care workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceived benefits of environmental sanitation among adults in Osogbo local government area Osun state, Nigeria»Health seeking behaviours of persons with tuberculosis among residents in Amanator Ideato south Lga, Imo state»Awareness of health risks and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases among youths in Wadata community, Makurdi, Benue state»Awareness and practices in the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia among elderly in Owan east Lga, Edo state»Awareness of health implication of self-medication among the students of Paraclete Secondary School, Enugu state»Awareness of prostrate disorder and access to counselling among male adults in Madonna University Teaching Hospital, Rivers state»Health care seeking behaviour among the aged 60yrs in Bende local government area in Abia state»The attitude of pregnant women towards the utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets in Gwale local government area of Kano state»Perception and attitude of women of childbearing age towards caesarian celivery in Ede South Local Government Area, Osun State»Factors influencing the use of traditional medicine in the treatment of malaria among the residents of Arulogun area, Ede, Osun state