Role, Traditional institution, health, health services, health services administration, community, vaccination/immunization

THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF UGBORODO COMMUNITY, WARRI SOUTH-WEST, DELTA STATE

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The study examined the role of traditional institutions in the administration of health services in Ugborodo Community, Warri South-West LGA, Delta State. The research adopted sociological method of research utilizing both the primary and secondary sources of data. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of this study consists of traditional leaders in Ugborodo community. The study adopted simple random sampling techniques in selecting the respondents from the Ugborodo community and respondents were chosen randomly from the community to make total of one hundred and fifty respondents. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the study revealed that health services have saved many lives in the community, medical care and drugs in health centre increase the rate of the people wellbeing. Staff perform well in taking care of patients, health centre have high health management and support for patients by traditional institution. The study concluded that WHO identified health not as the absence of disease but more holistically as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
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