Publications by authors named "Oluwatosin O Onasanya"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the challenges and opportunities for delivering age-friendly healthcare services for older adults in Lagos State, Nigeria, as the population of seniors grows rapidly.
- Key barriers identified include a lack of prioritization for older adults in health policies, insufficient training for healthcare providers, and inadequate funding, while facilitators include the PHC's mission to serve all ages and access to health care funds.
- The conclusion emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to enhance services for older adults, leveraging identified facilitators to improve the primary healthcare system's responsiveness.
There is a growing focus on interventions at the health system level to promote healthy aging and provide age-friendly health services (AFHS) in low- and middle-income countries where populations are aging. This study aimed to determine the provider and facility readiness for AFHS. We developed and implemented surveys to collect PHC facility capacity and readiness to deliver AFHS and a KAP survey for facility healthcare workers based on guidelines from the WHO age-friendly tool kit and questionnaires from other studies.
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