Research Papers/Topics in Health Services Management

AN APPRAISAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE STAFFING SITUATION IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Health personnel are central to the effective implementation of Primary Health Care (PHC). The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria by virtue of its political status is expected to be a model regarding the effective implementation of PHC. One of the indicators of quality PHC implementation is adequate health manpower. This information with regard to the FCT is needed to ascertain the fulfillment of this expectation as a model. Hence, this study was conducted to assess Health Man...

AN ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE KASOA NORTH SUB-DISTRICT

ABSTRACT This study set out to assess the human resource management practices in private health facilities in the Kasoa North Sub-region. To do this, the study sought to assess the human resourcing practices in private health facilities, to assess the mechanisms of human resource training and development and to determine the employee welfare-handling processes in these private health facilities. The study area was selected due to the proliferation of healthcare facilities. The sample size, co...

AN EVALUATION OF MATERNAL REFERRAL PATHWAYS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN LA DADE KOTOPON MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT A functional maternal referral system is important in minimizing maternal related challenges associated with antenatal care, labor and delivery; and postnatal services at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care. The study sought to evaluate maternal referral pathways in the La Dade Kotopon Municipality by using La General Hospital and Police Hospital as cases for the study. The study adopted the Three Delays, Access Model and the System Thinking Approach to inquire into the is...

CRIME DETECTION METHODS AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS: FORENSIC SCIENCE VERSUS THE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN LEGAL SYSTEM

ABSTRACT Between a crime commission and its prosecution in a criminal court lies a process of investigation, detection and case preparation.

Revitalising the Nigerian Adolescents: A Consideration of Rights and Attendants Responsibilities

ABSTRACT According to the United Nation Population Fund (UNPF) and the Action Health Incorporated (AHF), (2002) over 3 billion young people exist in the world today.

THE ROLE OF POOLED PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME IN THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICINES OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES (NCHS) IN GHANA

ABSTRACT The inaccessibility, high prices, and poor quality medicines in low and middle- income countries contribute considerably to the rate of mortalities yearly, including those resulting from communicable and non-communicable diseases, such as, malaria and hypertension which could be treated with existing medicines. One innovative way to effectively deal with the high prices and be able to have economies of scale is through ‘bulk buying’ from a number of procurers and to ensure the co...

Sexual behavior and experience of sexual coercion among secondary school students in three states in North Eastern Nigeria

ABSTRACT Background: Interest in the reproductive health of adolescents continues to grow throughout the world. Few studies had explored the reproductive health knowledge, sexual behavior and experience of sexual coercion among secondary school students in North Eastern states of Nigeria. The objectives of this descriptive survey were to collect data to plan appropriate interventions that meet the reproductive health knowledge, service and skills needs of students in Bauchi, Borno and Gombe s...

Development of a Low-cost Biomedical Device to Enhance Pneumonia Diagnosis in Children

Abstract Pneumonia has contributed greatly to child mortality, especially among children under the ages of five in sub-Saharan Africa, killing more children than the number of children dying from HIV/AIDS. The current methods of diagnosing pneumonia involved physical examination and chest x-ray which are limited by low accuracy, high error margins, higher cost, and stands the risks of inducing cancer. In this work, a low-cost, non-invasive biomedical device was designed and developed to impro...

Parents' awareness and perception of the polio eradication programme in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The polio eradication programme currently present in Nigeria has not resulted in the complete eradication of the disease. This has prompted an investigation into the awareness and perception of recipients of the programme in Gombe Local Government Area (LGA), Gombe State. The survey sample size was >1-22parents. These were selected via a multistage sampling system. An additional 24 parents and 6 community leaders were purposely selected to participate in focus group discussions and i...

KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, ILLNESS-RELATED EXPERIENCES AND TREATMENT COMPLIANCE AMONG DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease of public health importance in Nigeria. However patients’ knowledge, perceptions, practices and experiences relating to DM seems not to have been sufficiently investigated. This study was therefore designed to determine DM-related knowledge, perception, illness-related experiences and treatment compliance among diabetics in selected hospitals in Ibadan. The study was a cross-sectional survey involving systematic random sample of 600 out ...

FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL ENUGU, NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs are effective in reducing the incidence of death due to AIDS. The drugs are administered free of charge to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in designated clinics throughout Nigeria. Despite their availability compliance with ARV drug treatment remains a major challenge. The factors which influence compliance to ARV drugs among PLWHA in Nigeria have not been adequately studied. This research was therefore targeted at assessing the factors which affect c...

Knowledge of AIDS and HIV risk-related sexual behavior among Nigerian naval personnel

ABSTRACT Background: The epidemic of HIV continues to grow in Nigeria. Personnel in the military are at increased risk of HIV infection. Although HIV-risk related sexual behavior of Nigerian police officers has been studied, little is known about the sexual behavior of their counterparts in the Navy. This study describes knowledge of AIDS, and HIV-risk sexual behavior of naval personnel in Lagos Nigeria. Methods: Four hundred and eighty personnel of the Nigerian Navy completed a 70-item ques...

AWARENESS, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PRE-MARITAL GENOTYPE TEST AMONG UN-MARRIED STUDENTS OF THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality and a strategic way of reducing the problem is to educate the public and create more awareness on its causes and prevention. There is need for adequate information on awareness and attitude of young adults in tertiary institutions to undertake Pre-marital Genotype Test (PGT).Therefore, this study was aimed at determining the awareness, attitude, and practices of PGT among unmarried students of The Polyte...

Evaluation of a school-based Reproductive Health Education Program in rural South Western,Nigeria

ABSTRACT This quasi-experimental study compared the relative efficacy of teacher instructions alone, peer education alone, and a combination of these two on reproductive health knowledge, attitude, perceived self-efficacy and sexual practices among secondary schools students in the lbarapa district of Southwestern Nigeria. 1 baseline questionnaire was administered to a systematic sample of students ill four schools that were randomized into four treatment arms: teacher instructions alone (E'l...

HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND PATTERN OF ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN CENTRAL HOSPITAL WARRI, DELTA STATE

ABSTRACT Type-2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) could be well managed if patients adhere strictly to treatment regimen. Adherence to treatment (ATT) is a major challenge among patients with T2DM partly because the disease requires lifelong management to prevent the onset of complications. Previous studies on ATT have not been linked with studies on Health Seeking Behaviours (HSBs). Consequently, a study on HSBs and factors influencing ATT of patients with T2DM will be useful for its effective manag...


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