Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria
Background: The family plays a central role in the provision and maintenance of health status of its members and all factors that contribute to achieving optimal health. Aim: To compare the health status of one-parent and two-parent families using the McMaster model of family functioning. Se...
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| author | Cecilia B. Bello Omolola Irinoye Oluwaseyi A. Akpor |
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| description | Background: The family plays a central role in the provision and maintenance of health status of its members and all factors that contribute to achieving optimal health.
Aim: To compare the health status of one-parent and two-parent families using the McMaster model of family functioning.
Setting: Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design, using multi-stage simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using an adopted self-administered questionnaire from 250 purposely selected families from each sample group. The data entering was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 17.0.
Results: Findings showed that one-parent fathers scored higher (mean = 74.4 ± 10.30) than two-parent fathers (70.5 ± 13.05), while one-parent mothers scored higher (mean = 69.7 ± 15.10) than two-parent mothers (mean 67.7 ± 14.78). This means that one-parent fathers have a better self-reported health status than two-parent fathers, while one-parent mothers have a better self-reported health status than two-parent mothers. One-parent fathers have the best self-reported health status. No significant (p > 0.05) difference in the health status of children from both families.
Conclusion: Fathers are healthier than mothers, while one-parent fathers are healthier than two-parent fathers. Comparing the two groups of families, parents from one-parent families reported better health status than parents from two-parent families, whereas within each family group, fathers reported better health status than mothers. This places responsibility on health care professionals to explore family contexts during clinic visits so as to render a more comprehensive health care service to families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79f867e198284bf7963e307d73a596712022-12-22T01:06:49ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2071-29282071-29362018-07-01101e1e810.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1550562Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, NigeriaCecilia B. Bello0Omolola Irinoye1Oluwaseyi A. Akpor2Department of Nursing Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola UniversityDepartment of Nursing Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola UniversityDepartment of Nursing Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola UniversityBackground: The family plays a central role in the provision and maintenance of health status of its members and all factors that contribute to achieving optimal health. Aim: To compare the health status of one-parent and two-parent families using the McMaster model of family functioning. Setting: Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design, using multi-stage simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using an adopted self-administered questionnaire from 250 purposely selected families from each sample group. The data entering was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 17.0. Results: Findings showed that one-parent fathers scored higher (mean = 74.4 ± 10.30) than two-parent fathers (70.5 ± 13.05), while one-parent mothers scored higher (mean = 69.7 ± 15.10) than two-parent mothers (mean 67.7 ± 14.78). This means that one-parent fathers have a better self-reported health status than two-parent fathers, while one-parent mothers have a better self-reported health status than two-parent mothers. One-parent fathers have the best self-reported health status. No significant (p > 0.05) difference in the health status of children from both families. Conclusion: Fathers are healthier than mothers, while one-parent fathers are healthier than two-parent fathers. Comparing the two groups of families, parents from one-parent families reported better health status than parents from two-parent families, whereas within each family group, fathers reported better health status than mothers. This places responsibility on health care professionals to explore family contexts during clinic visits so as to render a more comprehensive health care service to families.https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1550Health statushealth careone-parent familiestwo-parent families |
| spellingShingle | Cecilia B. Bello Omolola Irinoye Oluwaseyi A. Akpor Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine Health status health care one-parent families two-parent families |
| title | Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Health status of families: A comparative study of one-parent and two-parent families in Ondo State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | health status of families a comparative study of one parent and two parent families in ondo state nigeria |
| topic | Health status health care one-parent families two-parent families |
| url | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1550 |
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