@article{fdi:010073511,
  title = {{F}actors associated with the healthcare-seeking behaviour of older people in {N}igeria},
  author = {{A}tchessi, {N}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {A}bimbola, {S}. and {Z}unzunegui, {M}.{V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aimed to examine the factors associated with healthcare-seeking behaviour of {N}igeria's older adult population. {D}ata were retrieved from the {N}igeria {G}eneral {H}ousehold {S}urvey ({GHS} - year 2013) database, representative at the national level. {B}ivariate analysis and {P}oisson regression were performed. {A}mong 3587 adults aged 50 years and over, 850 reported having been sick in the previous four weeks, and 53% of those had consulted a health practitioner in that period. {T}hose consulting were more likely to be women ({PR}?=?1.30, 95% {CI} [1.1-1.15]), older than 65 ({PR}?=?1.25, 95% {CI} [1.1-1.5]), and unemployed ({PR}?=?1.24, 95% {CI} [1.0-1.4]), whereas lack of education ({PR}?=?0.73, 95% {CI} [0.6 0-0.8]), low household income ({PR}?=?0.72, 95% {CI} [0.5-0.9]) and living in the {S}outh {E}ast ({PR}?=?0.59 95% {CI} [0.4-0.7]) and in the {S}outh {S}outh zones ({PR}?=?0.60 95% {CI} [0.4-0.7]) were associated with lower consultation rates. {O}ur results suggest that improving older adults' healthcare-seeking behaviour in {N}igeria will require the lifting of financial barriers and improvements to education. {M}ore studies are needed to better understand geographic differences and the low consultation rate by men.},
  keywords = {{NIGERIA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rchives of {G}erontology and {G}eriatrics},
  volume = {79},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1--7},
  ISSN = {2397-0642},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.archger.2018.07.015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073511},
}