title: In Nigeria: views and notions of patients attending some selected hospitals.
abstract: Either by what man inflicts on himself or by what others inflict on him, he is sometime forced to attend the hospital. Smoking and drinking habits and the types of food he eats may result into ailments which may send him to the hospital. The government or community may also impose certain health problems. Such health problems may emanate from the types of drugs (expired or dangerous), food and other commodities imported into a country for the citizens' consumption. To successfully prevent or treat these problems is a task of the health specialists in communities, hospitals, or schools as well as that of the individuals who caused them. Health education can play a vital role in the prevention of various ailments. Preventive and curative tasks must, however, be a combined effort of the medical doctors, nurses and health educators. Where the patient attends the hospital, and he is given drugs, but fails to use them out of ignorance, the health team involved has failed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Education, University of Ife, Ife-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Fawole
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D010465:Perception; D014342:Truth Disclosure