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Nwakasi, Candidus C., Scott Brown, J. and Anyanwu, Philip (2019) What could be influencing older Ghanaians outpatient care utilization rate? Ghana Medical Journal, 53 (3). pp. 217-225. doi:10.4314/gmj.v53i3.6 ISSN 0016-9560.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i3.6
Abstract
Objectives: Ghana’s population is rapidly aging and there may be healthcare access and utilization issues. This study investigates some of the issues that may influence outpatient care utilization rate among older Ghanaians.
Methods: Cross-sectional wave 1 (2007-2010) data from WHO's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health are used, and a sample of 1408 are analyzed. After multiple imputations of missing values, a negative binomial regression model is used to identify the association between outpatient care utilization rate and lifestyle activities.
Results: The rate of outpatient care utilization is negatively associated with the rate of eating vegetables (β =0.0830, p < .001), fruits (β =0.0033, p < .05), moderate-exercise (β =0.4010, p < .001), moderate-work (β =0.2049, p < .001), walking/biking (β = 0.0436, p < .001), and positively associated with leisure hours ((β =0.0194, p < .001).
Conclusion: To promote better aging situations of older adults in Ghana, poverty and poor education should be addressed as potential barriers to healthcare access. There is a need for policies that encourage healthier lifestyles for older Ghanaian’s health.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Ghana Medical Journal | ||||
Publisher: | AJOL | ||||
ISSN: | 0016-9560 | ||||
Official Date: | 2 October 2019 | ||||
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Volume: | 53 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 217-225 | ||||
DOI: | 10.4314/gmj.v53i3.6 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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