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FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG RURAL DWELLERS IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATION ON RURAL LIVELIHOOD

European Journal of Social Sciences Studies

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Title FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG RURAL DWELLERS IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATION ON RURAL LIVELIHOOD
 
Creator Omeire Uche, Edward
 
Subject health seeking behaviour, rural dwellers, Nigeria, rural livelihood
 
Description Majority of the Nigerian population lives in rural area, where agriculture is the mainstay. Nigerian rural areas are the most neglected and its people, the most deprived with regard to the provision of modern health care services. Besides, they lack other basic infrastructural necessary for the maintenance and promotion of good health. The implication is that rural dwellers are subjected to high incidence of morbidity and mortality resulting from the incidence of preventable and infectious disease. Knowledge about health care seeking behavior is very crucial in health care policies formulation, early diagnosis, effective treatment and implementation of appropriate interventions in the rural areas where productive tasks are labor-intensive. In order to build a responsive health system in the rural areas, there is need to understand the health seeking behaviours on the demand side and that is the only way to expect improved health outcomes. This paper explores the factors influencing health-seeking behaviour of rural areas in Nigeria and its implication on rural livelihood.  Article visualizations:
 
Publisher European Journal of Social Sciences Studies
 
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Date 2017-03-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/article/view/70
 
Source European Journal of Social Sciences Studies; Volume 2, Issue 2, 2017
2501-8590
2501-8590
 
Language eng
 
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