The Effect of Accountability and Transparency on Tax Returns in Nigeria

Adebayo, Adekola Adeola

doi:10.24940/ijird/2017/v6/i6/jun17093

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“…According to a research paper on health work force estimated between 2016 to 2030 to understand if Nigeria will have enough workforce. [ 6 ], the estimated number of HCWs was 621,205. This was used as a proxy for HCWs providing care to chronic illness patients.…”

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Acceptability of smart locker technology for dispensing chronic disease medication among patients and healthcare providers in Nigeria

Gobir,

Niyang,

Nnadozie

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Smart lockers are automated delivery machines. They have been used in dispensing ARVs and Tuberculosis medication to chronically ill patients in South Africa, Kenya, and Eswatini. However, there is no evidence of smart lockers in dispensing chronic disease medication in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess the acceptability of smart lockers in dispensing chronic disease medication and to describe the barriers to accessing care among patients with chronic diseases medication in 5 states in Nigeria. We conducted a cross-sectional study among healthcare workers and patients living with chronic diseases in five Nigerian states of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, and Niger between November and December 2021. A total of 1,133 participants were recruited (728 patients and 405 healthcare workers). The results revealed that most patients and healthcare workers agreed that using smart lockers for drug dispensing will lead to reduced transportation costs, hospital waiting times, the workload of healthcare workers, and decongestion of health facilities. The majority of the patients living with chronic diseases (43%) and healthcare workers (51%) showed high acceptability for the use of smart lockers. The use of smart lockers in dispensing chronic disease medication in Nigeria is feasible, and patients and healthcare workers are willing to accept the smart lockers, provided that a patient-centred implementation strategy is developed.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%