Background and Objective: The Nigeria Health System operates three levels of health care, which correspond to the tiers of government and interacts through a referral system. The national health policy recommends the Primary Health Care (PHC) as the entry point to health care system. However, these facilities are poorly managed leading to underutilization. Therefore, people usually attend any facility that will meet their needs, not considering the appropriateness of the level of care. This study is to determine the awareness and perception of adult residents in Ilorin toward referral in health care. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 366 adult residents in Ilorin, selected by multi-stage sampling technique. D...
open access articleBackground The healthcare referral system is designed to ensure that patients re...
ABSTRACT A functional referral system is vital for the delivery of continuous and effective patient...
Objective: The health status of most people living in developing countries of the world remains poor...
Background and Objective: The Nigeria Health System operates three levels of health care, which corr...
Background and Objective: The Nigeria Health System operates three levels of health care, which corr...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients ...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients ...
Background: Referral system is one of the strategies in place across all levels of health care setti...
Background: Poor referral linkages had been noted and documented by various researchers on the healt...
Background The by-pass of the primary level of care to the referral facilities has continued to rai...
Background: Poor referral linkages had been noted and documented by various researchers on the healt...
Abstract Background The by-pass of the primary level of care to the referral facilities has continue...
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version.Background: The distort...
A thesis submitted to the University of Bedfordshire, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for ...
open access articleBackground The healthcare referral system is designed to ensure that patients re...
ABSTRACT A functional referral system is vital for the delivery of continuous and effective patient...
Objective: The health status of most people living in developing countries of the world remains poor...
Background and Objective: The Nigeria Health System operates three levels of health care, which corr...
Background and Objective: The Nigeria Health System operates three levels of health care, which corr...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients ...
Background: The three levels of health care delivery in Nigeria should enjoy patronage from clients ...
Background: Referral system is one of the strategies in place across all levels of health care setti...
Background: Poor referral linkages had been noted and documented by various researchers on the healt...
Background The by-pass of the primary level of care to the referral facilities has continued to rai...
Background: Poor referral linkages had been noted and documented by various researchers on the healt...
Abstract Background The by-pass of the primary level of care to the referral facilities has continue...
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version.Background: The distort...
A thesis submitted to the University of Bedfordshire, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for ...
open access articleBackground The healthcare referral system is designed to ensure that patients re...
ABSTRACT A functional referral system is vital for the delivery of continuous and effective patient...
Objective: The health status of most people living in developing countries of the world remains poor...