Assessment of Socio-Cultural Factors Hindering Health Promotion among Community Members in Plateau Central Senatorial Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess socio-cultural factors hindering health promotion among community members in Plateau Central Senatorial zone, Plateau State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study two specific objectives with two corresponding research questions and a null hypothesis postulated guided the study and tested at .05 level of significance. The study employed a Cross-section survey research design. The study was carried out in Plateau Central Senatorial zone of Plateau State. The population of the study consisted of community members in Senatorial zone of Plateau State. The sample size population for the study comprised 150 respondents gotten through purposive sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage while the null hypothesis was tested using Chi-square statistic at 0.05 level of significance. Data was collected from the respondents after receiving their oral consent through research assistants and presented in Tables. The study identified socio-cultural factors hindering health promotion among community members in Plateau Central Senatorial zone of Plateau State such as: open defecation; early marriage; poor refuse disposal among others as well as Socio-cultural factors influencing health promotion among community members in Plateau Central Senatorial zone of Plateau State. These include; education level enables community members to promote their health status; people with higher incomes tend to be healthier and live longer than people with low incomes; access to nutritious foods promote healthy growth and development of the community among others. The recommend among others that intensive health education campaign and health counseling be carried out in the area to create awareness in the community members for health promotion.