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Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
| العنوان: | Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study |
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| المؤلفون: | Gidado, Saheed, Musa, Melton, Ba’aba, Ahmed Ibrahim, Okeke, Lilian Akudo, Nguku, Patrick M, Hadejia, Idris Suleman, Hassan, Isa Ali, Bande, Ibrahim Muhammad, Onuoha, Martins, Ugbenyo, Gideon, Godwin, Ntadom, Usman, Rabi, Manu, Jibrin Idris, Mohammed, Abede Momoh, Abdullahi, Muhammad Maijawa, Bammami, Mohammed Isa, Nuorti, Pekka, Atkins, Salla |
| المساهمون: | Tampere University |
| المصدر: | Conflict and Health ; volume 17, issue 1 ; ISSN 1752-1505 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| الوصف: | Background Currently, over two million persons are internally displaced because of the complex humanitarian emergency in Nigeria’s northeast region. Due to crowded and unsanitary living conditions, the risk of communicable disease transmission, morbidity, and mortality among this population is high. This study explored patterns and factors associated with health-seeking among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeast Nigeria to inform and strengthen disease surveillance and response activities. Methods In a cross-sectional study conducted during June–October 2022, we employed stratified sampling technique to select 2,373 IDPs from 12 IDPs camps. A semi-structured tool was used to collect data on health-seeking patterns, socio-demographics, households, and IDPs camps characteristics. We classified health-seeking patterns into three outcome categories: ‘facility care’ (reference category), ‘non-facility care’ (patent medicine vendors, chemists, traditional healers, religious centers), and ‘home care/no care’. We performed complex survey data analysis and obtained weighted statistical estimates. Univariate analysis was conducted to describe respondents’ characteristics and health-seeking patterns. We fitted weighted multivariable multinomial logistic regression models to identify factors associated with health-seeking patterns. Results Of 2,373 respondents, 71.8% were 18 to 39 years old, 78.1% were females, and 81.0% had no formal education. Among the respondents, 75.7% (95% CI: 72.9–78.6) sought ‘facility care’, 11.1% (95% CI: 9.1–13.1) sought ‘non-facility care’, while 13.2% (95% CI: 10.9–15.4) practiced ‘home care/no care’. Respondents who perceived illness was severe (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 0.15, [95% CI: 0.08–0.30]) and resided in officially-recognized camps (AOR = 0.26, [95% CI: 0.17–0.39]) were less likely to seek ‘non-facility care’ compared to ‘facility care’. Similarly, respondents who resided in officially-recognized camps (AOR = 0.58, [95% CI: 0.36–0.92]), and received disease ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7.pdf |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7/fulltext.html |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7/fulltext.html |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.615AE550 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13031-023-00552-7 |
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