Are Nigerian Women Pro-Active about Noncommunicable Disease Prevention? A Quantitative Survey
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Oluwatoyin Aribike; Ifeoma Okafor; Alero Roberts; Tinuola Odugbemi
- Source
- Annals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
- Subject
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-9996
Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide with incidence increasing rapidly in developing countries. Poor utilization of preventive healthcare services contributes to this high burden. Objective: To assess the knowledge and utilization of preventive healthcare services among women in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at Mainland Local Government Area (LGA) between May and July 2014. Respondents were selected using the multistage sampling method. A pretested, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information. Data were analyzed using Epi info software version 7. Summary and inferential statistics were done and the level of significance was set at