AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG FARMERS IN OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS S

Abstract

This study is to asses people’s utilization of public health facilities in some selected communities of Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. The objectives were to: asses the evidences of people’s utilization of public health facilities in the study area, investigate the effectiveness of those health facilities around, suggest way forward on how to improve those health facilities available; Data for the study were obtained from both primary and secondary sources, primary data were generated through inventory of health centres, visits to various health facilities where vital information were sieved through the administration of 400 questionnaires, structured interviews and participatory rapid appraisal (PRA) were all done, while secondary data were obtained from the extraction of reports of National Population Commission (NPC), Jere Local Government Primary Health Care Department (PHCD), records from Dispensary, Clinics and Hospital.