Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Early detection of diseases will be enhanced by routine preventive medical check-up and this will facilitate institution of early management, which may improve prognosis. Effectiveness of preventive medical check-up in turn may depend on the attitude of health care workers towards their own health. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among members of staff of a tertiary dental clinic in Nigeria. The questionnaire sought to know among other things, the last time that the respondents had a comprehensive medical check-up and their reasons for doing so. One hundred and ten was filled and return giving a response rate of 73.3%. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 14.0. Level of statistical significance was set at p< 0.05.
Authors: OI Opeodu, olaide shakeerah Gbadebo
Institution: University of Ibadan
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2288147779