ABSTRACT
Reporting of notifiable diseases is essential for control and prevention of outbreak of diseases. In Nigeria, reporting of Notifiable Diseases by health workers has not been adequately documented. This study was conducted to assess health workers knowledge, practices, and factors influencing disease reporting in urban and rural communities in Oyo State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among the 210 health workers who were responsible for disease reporting at their health facilities. The 33 local government Areas (LGA) of Oyo State were stratified into rural and urban, out of which one rural (Afijio LGA) and one urban (Ibadan North LGA), were randomly selected. All the health facilities in Afijio (39) and Ibadan North (171) were included in the study. One respondent at each health facility (focal person) was then selected and interviewed. A semi-structured, self- administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on knowledge, practices, pattern and factors affecting reporting. The list of diseases included: immediate, routine, international and occupationally notifiable diseases. Knowledge was assessed on a scale of 50 points with score ≥30 as good. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics; Chi square, t-test and linear regression. Community Health Officers (30.1%), Nurses (26.0%) and Physicians (16.3%), constituted the majority of the respondents. Seventy-two percent (rural- 14.8% and urban- 57.1%) were aware of the existence of disease notification system while 26.5% knew the current strategy for reporting. Mean knowledge score for notifiable diseases among respondents was 27.6±8.4 with group means for rural and urban being 32.0±8.6 and 26.7±8.2 (p
GBADAMOSI, O (2021). Knowledge, Practices and Factors Influencing Reporting of Notifiable DIseases Among Health Workers in Two Selected Rural and Urban Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-practices-and-factors-influencing-reporting-of-notifiable-diseases-among-health-workers-in-two-selected-rural-and-urban-local-government-areas-of-oyo-state-nigeria
GBADAMOSI, OLADEJI "Knowledge, Practices and Factors Influencing Reporting of Notifiable DIseases Among Health Workers in Two Selected Rural and Urban Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 18 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-practices-and-factors-influencing-reporting-of-notifiable-diseases-among-health-workers-in-two-selected-rural-and-urban-local-government-areas-of-oyo-state-nigeria. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
GBADAMOSI, OLADEJI . "Knowledge, Practices and Factors Influencing Reporting of Notifiable DIseases Among Health Workers in Two Selected Rural and Urban Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 18 Mar. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-practices-and-factors-influencing-reporting-of-notifiable-diseases-among-health-workers-in-two-selected-rural-and-urban-local-government-areas-of-oyo-state-nigeria >.
GBADAMOSI, OLADEJI . "Knowledge, Practices and Factors Influencing Reporting of Notifiable DIseases Among Health Workers in Two Selected Rural and Urban Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-practices-and-factors-influencing-reporting-of-notifiable-diseases-among-health-workers-in-two-selected-rural-and-urban-local-government-areas-of-oyo-state-nigeria