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By Lawson, SD; Owhonda, GC; Ojum, S; Davies, S; Adebiyi, O; Nnokam, BA; Chisor-Wabali, N; Somiari, A; Ajunwa, CC; Alali, AA (2022).
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Greener Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 12(1), pp. 77-83, 2022 ISSN: 2276-7797 Copyright ©2022, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s) |
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Exploring Admitted Covid-19 Patients Perception and Quality of Care at a Treatment center in Rivers State.
*Lawson SD1; Owhonda GC2; Ojum S3; Davies S4; Adebiyi O4; Nnokam BA5; Chisor-Wabali N3; Somiari A6; Ajunwa CC7; Alali AA2
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Rivers State University, Nigeria
2Department of Community Medicine, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
3Department of Anaesthesia, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
4Rivers State Hospitals Management Board, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
5Department of Family Medicine, Rivers State University, Rivers State, Nigeria
6Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria
7Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Article No.: 020222012 Type: Research |
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), often known as SARS-CoV-2, is a novel RNA coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in early 2020. The goal of this study was to explore the perception and quality of care offered to COVID-19 patients at a treatment center in Eleme, Rivers State. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview 117 people who were conveniently chosen for a cross-sectional descriptive study. Participants' characteristics and responses were summarized using descriptive statistics. The overall mean age of the participants was 43.6±14.2 years, with males accounting for 88(75.2%) of the study participants. A significant number of individuals 56 (50%) said the attention/care they received was good and should be continued. In conclusion, COVID-19 patients have a wide range of experience in this facility, however there is room for improvement. |
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Accepted: 03/02/2022 Published: 17/02/2022 |
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*Corresponding Author Dr Lawson SD. (MBBS, FWACP) E-mail: stephensonlawson@ yahoo.com |
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Keywords: Perception, Quality of Care, Covid-19, Rivers State |
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Cite this Article: Lawson, SD; Owhonda, GC; Ojum, S; Davies, S; Adebiyi, O; Nnokam, BA; Chisor-Wabali, N; Somiari, A; Ajunwa, CC; Alali, AA (2022). Exploring Admitted Covid-19 Patients Perception and Quality of Care at a Treatment center in Rivers State. Greener Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(1): 77-83. |
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