Patient And Provider Related Factors Influencing Utilization Of Community Mental Health Facilities (a Case Study Of Abeokuta North Local Government)

ABSTRACT This study investigate patient and provider related factors influencing utilization of community mental health facilities. There seem to be higher use of private health facilities. This could be attributed mostly to issues of easy access, shorter waiting time, longer or flexible opening hours, better availability of staff and drugs, better attitude, and more confidentiality in socially stigmatized diseases. The utilization of private hospital was affected by the household size, the distance of available hospital from home and the total cost of seeking health service. However, in priva…