Level of community contribution toward the financing of health care services in Jigawa state

Community involvement in health related activities is generally acknowledged by international and national health planners to be the key to the successful organization of primary health care, comparatively little is known about its potential and limitations. Drawing on the experiences of Jigawa State, this paper reports on research undertaken to compare and contrast the scope and Extent of community participation in the delivery of primary health care in a community run and financed health post and a state run and financed health post. Unlike many other health posts in Jigawa these facilities do provide effective curative services, and neither of them suffers from chronic shortage of drugs. However, community-financing did not appear to widen the scope and the extent of participation. Villagers in both communities relied on the health post for the treatment of less than one-third of symptoms, and despite the planners' intentions, community involvement outside participation in benefits was found to be very limited. Aim: This study assess the level of community contribution toward the financing of health care services in Jigawa state, Nigeria Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on the respondents. The study population comprised the entire eligible respondent in a case study of government hospitals in Jigawa state Nigeria within the study area, who were selected and agreed to participate in the study. Sample sizes of One Hundred (100), respondents were recruited using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using Questionnaire Data collected was coded, entered, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24. Result: The cooperation within department and with other departments in cooperation with equals was very good were 65(68.4%), good were 17(17.9%), Ok were 10(10.5%), not so good were 3(3.2%) and bad were 0(0.0%) respectively. The cooperation within department and with other departments in cooperation with PWD was Very good were 50(52.6%), good were 25(26.3%), Ok were 12(12.6%), not so good were 5(5.3%) and bad were 3(3.2%) respectively. In this studied many of the respondents has Diploma with 38.9% as their highest education qualification working with the Jigawa State Healthcare. Therefore, there is need for the continuous education programme of the health workers in the facility for proper and effective conduct of operations. Conclusions: The findings from this study will help to develop programs that can improve knowledge of community Health Financing and services provided by the health-care system and can reduce burden on government by providing other alternative.