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Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities by the Elderly in Challenging Economic Times in Nigeria: The Urban Planner’s Perspective
Samuel Olubunmi Alausa1& Grace Oloukoi2
Abstract:
Background: Ageing is a natural process in human development with social, physical, mental and homonal changes which are likely to impact their health status in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the population of the elderly group account for about 5 per cent and there is a need to understand their health-related outcomes especially with access to healthcare services.
Methods: A survey of 200 elderly people selected across the study area using multi-stage sampling techniques. The sample were possessively selected randomly throughout the 36 states in Nigeria but spread over the six geopolitical zones. Questionnaire were administered to obtain information on the age, income, common health challenges, amount spent on drugs and other coping mechanism adopted to survive in the Nigerian hard economic conditions.
