Publications by authors named "Oladipupo Adekunle Ilesanmi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the financial costs of hypertension care between urban and rural tertiary health facilities in southwest Nigeria, highlighting the potential economic burden on patients and communities.
- Data was collected from 406 hypertensive patients (204 from urban and 202 from rural areas) using a structured questionnaire, and monthly care costs were analyzed using statistical software.
- Results showed that urban patients faced significantly higher direct costs for hypertension care compared to rural patients, indicating the need for increased government support in urban health facilities to alleviate these financial pressures.
Background: Emigration of Nigerian doctors, including those undergoing training, to the developed countries in Europe and Americas has reached an alarming rate.
Objective: This study aimed at assessing the prevalence, pattern, and determinants of migration intention among doctors undergoing residency and internship training programmes in the public tertiary hospitals in Ekiti state, Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a quantitative data collected from 182 doctors undergoing residency and internship training at the two tertiary hospitals.