Effects of Corona Virus Pandemic on Community Health Services in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Right from the early outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria there have been several responses from various quarters on the effects the pandemic has done to the community health servicesa nd the health providers. The objectives of this study were to; assess effect of the Corona Virus pandemic on community health services in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.

A descriptive research design of a survey method was employed for this study. The population of the study was 120. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the respondents.

The researcher structured questionnaire and validated the questionnaire by three experts in a related field. A reliability coefficient of r=0.79 was obtained through test re-test method using Cronbach Alpha correlation method. Four hypotheses were tested using Chi-square (χ2) at 0.05 alpha level. The results revealed that:

1. COVID-19 pandemic significantly affect community health services in Ilorin South Local Government of Kwara State

2. COVID-19 pandemic significantly affect health promotion programs in Ilorin South Local Government of Kwara State

3. COVID-19 pandemic significantly affect the treatment of disorders in Ilorin South Local Government of Kwara State

4. COVID-19 pandemic significantly affect rehabilitation activities in Ilorin South Local Government of Kwara State

Thus, it was recommended that there should be more sensitization campaigns for junior and senior staff about the pandemic. An educative program should be developed if there is rising cases of this pandemic.