Comparative Study on the Attitude of Literate and illiterate Mothers in Patronising Government Primary Health Care Services in Lagos State

Abstract

This study examined the attitude of both literate and illiterate mothers in patronising government primary health care services in Lagos State. Two research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. 1094 respondents were sampled for this study. A 10-item ''Questionnaire on Attitude of Literate and Illiterate Mothers in Patronising Government Primary Health Care Services'' (QALIMPGPHCS) (r = 0.72) was the instrument used for data collection. Completed and retrieved 1061 copies of questionnaire were analyzed using mean score statistics. Results showed that the available government primary health care services in Lagos
State are fairly used by both literate and illiterate mothers; literate mothers do not patronise government primary health care because they believed it has poorly functioning package. Therefore, the study recommended that health providers should endeavour to enlighten both literate and illiterate mothers on the usage of available government primary health care services so as to enhance their patronage; also good functioning facilities should be provided at the government primary health care to enhance literate mothers' patronage.