1. Regional Disparities in Health-Seeking Behaviour in Nigeria : Evidence from the World Bank General Household SurveyUche Abamba Osakede, M. Femi Ayadi, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: Regional disparities in socioeconomic factors shape health-seeking behaviour (HSB). This study examined HSB across Northern and Southern Nigeria and the role of socioeconomic factors on HSB. Data was drawn from Wave 4 of the 2018/2019 post-harvest General Household Survey of approximately 5,000 households. Logistic regression and Chi-square (χ2) tests were applied. Findings show that health care is predominantly sought from private providers, especially in the South. No significant regional difference was found between formal and informal care use. Older adults rely on informal care providers such as traditional healers and faith-based centres. Household income significantly influences provider choice, while gender matters mainly in the North, where women utilise public more than private facilities. Longer distances and waiting times increase the likelihood of public facility use, and severe illness drives reliance on public providers. Policy should improve formal health care access for olderadults, strengthen public facilities to manage severe illnesses and women’s health, especially in the North, and tighten oversight of private providers, particularly in the South, to ensure quality health care.
Keywords: health-seeking behaviour, formal and informal health care, public and private health care, Northern and Southern Nigeria
Published in RUP: 16.01.2026; Views: 171; Downloads: 2
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3. Looking ahead : challenges and opportunities for applied psychology in prevention and promotionMargarida Gaspar de Matos, Tony Wainwright, Lieven Brebels, Barbara Craciun, Roman Gabrhelík, Britt Hjartnes Schjodt, Anne Plantade-Gipch, Vita Poštuvan, Irena Stojadinovic, Jennifer Richards, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: eng, applied psychology, behavioral economics, mental health, prevention and promotion sciences, public policies
Published in RUP: 28.06.2019; Views: 3260; Downloads: 133
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5. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010Christopher J. L. Murray, Theo Vos, Rafael Lozano, Mohsen Naghavi, Abraham D Flaxman, Catherine Michaud, Majid Ezzati, Kenji Shibuya, Joshua A. Salomon, Safa Abdalla, Diego De Leo, 2012, original scientific article Keywords: public health, risk-factors, economic cost, mortality, population, Australia, countries, death, lost, meta-analysis
Published in RUP: 15.10.2015; Views: 5987; Downloads: 90
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6. Organization development and changeThomas G. Cummings, Christopher G. Worley, 2005, higher education textbook Keywords: organizacija, organizacijski razvoj, spremembe, teorija, kadri, tehnologija, proučevanje dela, uporaba človeških zmogljivosti, case study, zdravstveno varstvo, izobraževanje, javni sektor, organization, organizational development, changes, theory, personnel, technology, work study, human resource management, case study, health care, training, public sector
Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 7864; Downloads: 128
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7. Zdravstvena promocija v množičnih medijihAlan Kelher, 2008, undergraduate thesis Keywords: public health, health promotion, health communication, health education, mass media, media effects, agenda setting, media representations, behavioural psychology, Marxist medical sociology
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 4843; Downloads: 29 |
