Healthcare delivery and rural development in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, Nigeria
Author(s): Ofem, Nnana Okoi; Ubi, Lilian Otu
Institute(s): Department of Social Work, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Volume 13 / Issue 2
Abstract
The main focus of this research was on the healthcare delivery and rural development in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. To achieve this, the study adopted four specific objectives, thus: to identify the impact of immunization on rural development in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area; to examine how family planning/maternal child health impact rural development in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area; To find out whether the prevention and control of endemic diseases influence rural development in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. These variables were further used to form the research hypothesis. An in-depth was taken in this work to harness the relationship primary health care services has on infant mortality, and the study has considered conceptual and empirical stand points of various academic authorities. The survey research design was adopted; simple random and probability sampling techniques were uses to sample respondents for the study. Out of the population of 180,500, a sample of participants were purposively chosen for the study. The main tool for data collection was the questionnaire. Chi-square statistical tool was used to test the stated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The hypotheses tested justified significant relationships with the variables tested. This connoted that there exists significant relationship between immunization, family planning/maternal health, and rural development in the study area. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, it was recommended that: there is dire need for the Local Government Area as well as other tiers of government to increase their budgetary allocation on health sector to cater for the provision of drugs and vaccines in combating the myriad of killer diseases in children; Comprehensive rehabilitation and. maintenance of existing health facilities through the provision of needed items or equipment should be made.
Number of Pages: 15
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First Page: 256
Last Page: 270