Knowledge and Access to Primary Health Care Information Among Women in Rural Setting
Author(s): Mustapha Abubakar Jumare, Abubakar Abdulkareem & Shamsu Dauda Ringim
Abstract - Primary health care center offer professional medical care for individuals based on a locality or community before shifting them to more advance hospital-based care. Unfortunately, few studies exist on Knowledge and access to primary health care information among women in rural area in developing countries. This study adopted interpretative paradigm and collected qualitative data using Dervin Sense-Making theory approach. The collected data were analyzed using inductive analytical processes. Findings revealed that knowledge about primary health care center were received through informal relations and they were told not to access or visited primary health care center due to poor health facilities, unprofessional health workers and early closing hours.
Keywords - Access to Health Information, Access to Primary Health Care Information, Primary Health Care Center.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.9.2.2023.1668
Cite This Article As: Jumare, M.A., Abdulkareem, A. & Ringim, S. D. (2023) Knowledge and Access to Primary Health Care Information Among Women in Rural Setting. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 9(2) 207-217. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1668 Page: 207-217 Publication Date: 5 June 2023