Citizens lack access to healthcare facilities: How COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing policies boost roadside chemist businesses in South-Eastern Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: This study examines how COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing policies impacted on citizens' access to healthcare facilities and the level of patronage of chemist/pharmacies for self-treatment. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey method was used to collect data by asking individuals quantitative and qualitative questions in person which included 6 structured open-ended questions. Participants include operators of purposively selected three classes of small businesses/self-employed services in South-Eastern Nigeria. This involves 120 fashion/event related businesses, 80 food related businesses and 100 general merchandise-a total of 300 small businesses. Quantitative data were analysed by frequencies and descriptive statistics while qualitative data were analysed using thematic/content

SUBMITTER: Iwuoha VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652928 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature