Reports from Landmark University Add New Data to Research in Public Health (Perception among NHIS-HMO Enrolees of the Attitudes of Medical Personnel during Outpatient Care in Lagos Hospitals): Health and Medicine – Public Health

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2023 FEB 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Daily -- Research findings on public health are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Landmark University by NewsRx editors, research stated, “The quality of healthcare services depends on the interactions between administrators, customers, and healthcare providers.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Landmark University: “This study seeks to examine how National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)-Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) enrolees perceive the attitudes of medical personnel while receiving outpatient care in Lagos hospitals. Mixed methods were used, i.e., distributing questionnaires and in-depth interviews with participants. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 20, and approaches that involved frequency statistics, factor analysis, contingency chi-square and correlation analysis were applied. The results indicate that the variables ‘humane’ and ‘empathetic’ have a direct impact on enrolees’ perception and an indirect impact on motivation to adhere to medical advice among enrolees.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “This research has practical implications, especially in light of new initiatives of NHIS collaboration with HMO to deliver quality healthcare services to enrolees.”

For more information on this research see: Perception among NHIS-HMO Enrolees of the Attitudes of Medical Personnel during Outpatient Care in Lagos Hospitals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023,20(1218):1218. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph). The publisher for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021218.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Abigail Affiong Mkperedem, Department of Sociology, Landmark University, Omu-Aran 251103, Nigeria. Additional authors for this research include Peter Ogunlade, Chisaa Igbolekwu, Ogadimma Arisukwu, Stephen Olugbenga Owa, Abiodun Olawale Afolabi, Stephen Otu Etta-Oyong.