Knowledge, Perception and Attitude of Patients Towards Health Care System and the Effect of its Non-Adherence on Hospital Environment at MOP Department of University College Hospital Ibadan
Abstract
In Nigeria to meet the health needs of the people, Nigeria government categorized healthcare into three which include primary healthcare, secondary healthcare and tertiary healthcare, since the global target of health for all as declare in Alma Atta Declaration of 1978 in which various healthcare systems are established. Every individual has required different care depending upon their health problem. It has however been discovered that patient do not adhere to these healthcare divisions which has led to some negative effects on the patients, physicians and environment at large.
A two-stage sampling was employed in this study. At the first stage, the study made use of a purposive sampling technique to select the medical Outpatient clinic of the University College Hospital, Ibadan. At the second stage, a convenience sampling technique was used to administer the questionnaire to fifty (50) patients in the clinic. The patients comprise male and female who were attending the clinic as at the time the questionnaire was being administered. Descriptive cross-sectional study was used on 50 respondents. Data was collected using open and closed ended self-administered questionnaires.
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