SOCIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS AND HEALTH RECUPERATION AMONG RESIDENTS IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.60787/aasd.vol3no1.82Keywords:
health, rural, urban, recuperation, healthcare, social factors/determinantsAbstract
Social, cultural, economic and environmental factors have a profound impact on the process of recuperation in health or recovery as illness or disease. This research paper examines the sociology of health recovery
among the community members in Uyo Local Government Area (in Akwa Ibom State) both the urban and rural populations. Based on qualitative and quantitative information, which is collected through interviews and questionnaires as well as during field observation, the study reviews the influence of various factors affecting the chances of recovery, including access to healthcare services, system of social support, education level, household income, and the traditional beliefs and lifestyles of people living in the two settings on recovery outcomes. These observations demonstrate that there is a sharp difference in the speed and success of healing between people living in rural and urban areas, with urban people reporting higher quality medical care and individual recovery rates, whereas rural citizens frequently turn to the traditional forms of healing and community their support because of the lack of the medical facilities. The research highlights the necessity of better access to healthcare in towns and cultural specific health policies that consider the special social environment having an impact on the recovery of health. The paper would help in the enhanced comprehension of the role of a sociological variable in molding health outcomes, with suggestions on the ways of narrowing the disparity that exists between health outcomes among the rural and urban populations.
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