Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and access to healthcare services.

From: Urbanization factors and the vagaries of the rural health care industry in Nigeria: an analysis of the accessibility of healthcare services by older adults in the Nsukka Local Government Area

Sex

Have you ever been admitted in a hospital/health facility before?

Total

Yes

No

Male

302 (53.7)

280 (45.3)

582 (49.3)

Female

260 (46.3)

338 (54.7)

598 (50.7)

Total

562 (100)

618 (100)

1180 (100)

Place of residence

Rural

67.7%

  

Urban

19.0%

  

Semi- urban

13.3%

  

Total

100

  

Level of education

No formal education

119 (21.2)

193 (31.2)

312 (26.4)

Primary school

191 (34.0)

205 (33.2)

396 (33.6)

Secondary school

152 (27.0)

180 (29.1)

332 (28.1)

Tertiary education

100 (17.8)

40 (6.5)

140 (11.9)

Total

562 (100)

618 (100)

1180 (100)

Monthly income

Present health condition

 

Healthy

On medication

Less than 18,000

268 (46.3)

370 (61.6)

638 (54.1)

18,000–44,000

217 (37.5)

136 (22.6)

353 (29.9)

45,000–75,000

51 (8.8)

62 (10.3)

113 (9.6)

76,000–above

43 (7.4)

33 (5.5)

76 (6.4)

Total

579 (100)

601 (100)

1180 (100)

  1. Source: Authors Computation, 2024.