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| Healthcare Seeking Behavior among Women Attending Primary Healthcare Facilities in Kuje Area Council Abuja, Nigeria
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Aniekwe Promise Chinyere and Dr. Goodluck Azuonwu
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Abstract:
This study examined the attitude towards healthcare seeking among mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Kuje Area Council in Abuja, Nigeria. Descriptive research design was adopted with the population which consisted of 3,500 women attending primary healthcare facilities in Kuje Area council. A sample size of 385 was selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. A self-structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.736 was used for data collection. Data collected were coded and analyzed with the aid of statistical product for service solution (SPSS) version 25.0, using statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation, and regression at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that the respondents had positive attitude towards healthcare seeking (X ? = 2.96±0.83), and the relationship between attitude and healthcare-seeking behavior among mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Kuje Area Council, Abuja was high ((r = 0.98, R2 = 0.96.3).It was concluded that mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Kuje Area Council, Abuja had positive attitude towards healthcare seeking. It was recommended that healthcare workers should help uphold the positive attitude found by emphasizing the benefits of seeking healthcare for women during their clinical visits to primary healthcare facilities.
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