Assessment of the Spatial Distribution of Healthcare Personnel and Services in Mubi North Local Government Area Adamawa State


Authors : Moses Zira Wanda; Abdulazeez Abdulrahman; Danjuma Bawa

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 11 - November

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This paper assesses the distribution of healthcare personnel and services in Mubi North Local Government area of Adamawa state with the view to provide more health personnel and better healthcare services delivery. The population and sample of the study was drawn from the estimated population of Mubi North as projected to 313,277 by 2021. The study area was stratified into its eleven political wards; namely Bahuli, Vimtim, Lokuwa, Kolere, Digil, Muchalla, Mijilu, Yelwa, Betso, Mayo Bani and Sabon Layi. Mubi North has a total of 38 healthcare facilities spread all over the wards. Sample size was derived using convenient sampling and simple random technique of 212 respondents from the eleven political wards. The data used were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected by the use of closeended questionnaire to elicit relevant information from the community members where healthcare facilities are situated. Secondary data were collected from existing documents which include analogue maps of the study area; population figures of each ward, names, locations, facility identification code, level, ownership, latitude, longitude and the distribution of the healthcare facilities. The study discovered that there are 11 medical doctors, 1 pharmacist, 20 nurses/midwives, 169 community/environmental/health information and heath extension workers, 15 technicians, 25 laboratory scientists and 109 health attendants in the area. The data further shows that 272 (52.6%) services exist while 245 services expected are not available across the 38 health centres. This implies that 52.6% of the expected services in all the Health Centres are available. The study also depicted that there are 350 health workers to a population of 313,277 people which means 1 health worker is to serve 1731 people while WHO recommends 2.5 health personnel per 1000 people. Based on WHO recommendation 783 health personnel are required to serve 313,277 population hence Mubi North LGA has a shortfall of 433 health personnel i.e. 55% short of standard. Health services providers should ensure availability of demographic and socio-economic data for consultation in view of health personnel and services distribution. More health professionals should be employed to serve in the various primary health care clinic/centres. The condition of service for the health personnel need to be improved so as to motivate them to accept positing to serve in rural areas and provision of selfless services on their duty post

Keywords : Assessment, Spatial, Distribution, Healthcare, personnel, services.

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