The Inextricable Effect of Health Worker’s Attitude on Primary Health Care Implementation in South-South Nigeria

摘要

This study was designed to investigate the negative effect of health workers attitude on primary health care implementation in south-south Nigeria. The descriptive cross sectional survey design was utilized for the study. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. A sample size of one thousand one hundred and twenty (1,120) primary health care workers, which is 10% of the total population, was used for the study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to pick the desired number of respondents for the study. A self-structured questionnaire with a modified 4-point Likert type scale of strongly agree (SA)-4points, Agree (A)-3points, strongly disagree (SD)-2points, Disagree (D)-1point was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was determined through the test-retest method with the use of Pearson product moment correlation and a reliability coefficient of 0.81 was established. The data generated from the study were coded, analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) batch system and hypotheses tested using Z-test and ANOVA statistical tools. Descriptive statistics of mean was used to answer the research questions and a criterion mean of 2.50 was established in taking decision concerning the research questions. However, the result of the analyzed data from the opinions of respondents pointed to the fact that majority of them agreed that, the three variables under consideration pose challenge to primary health care implementation in south-south Nigeria and it was recommended that health workers should be retrained on the basic principles of interpersonal communication while delivering health services to the people.