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VOL. 11, ISSUE 3 (2024)
Universities’ provision of healthcare delivery and mounting of enlightenment programmes and town and gown relationships in Rivers state
Authors
Osaat Dinah Sunday, Oghenovo R Chuku-akwu
Abstract
The study examined the extent to which
universities’ management provision of subsidized healthcare delivery and
mounting of enlightenment programmes correlates with harmonious town and gown
relationship in Rivers State. Two (2) research questions and Two (2) hypotheses
were answered and tested in the study. The design of the study was
correlational, with a population of all the 235 principal officers of the three
public universities in Rivers State. All the 235 management staff in the three
public universities served as the respondents of the study, using the census
sampling technique. Two validated self-structured instruments, titled
Universities’ Management Provision of Subsidized Healthcare Delivery and
Mounting of Enlightenment Programmes Scale, (UMPSHDMEPs) were used for data
collection. Conbachs’ alpha statistics was used to establish the reliability
coefficient of both instruments which yielded 0.85 and 0.70 respectively.
Simple regression was used in answering the research questions, while t-test and
Analysis of Variance associated with simple regression, respectively, were used
to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the
study revealed that universities’ management provision of subsidized healthcare
delivery and mounting of enlightenment programmes correlates with harmonious
town and gown relationships to a very high extent in public universities in
Rivers State. It was concluded that provision of subsidized healthcare delivery
and mounting of enlightenment can enhance harmonious town and gown
relationships in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that,
universities’ management should consider implementing these strategies while
taking into account the specific needs of the community and any potential
challenges that may arise. For example, the university should work with local
health care providers to ensure that the health care services are provided and
affordable for the community. This is to ensure a stronger relationships
between the town and gown, the university should explore alternative strategies
for increasing communication and understanding between the university and host
communities. These strategies could include social media campaigns, town hall
meetings, or cultural exchange programs
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Pages:72-80
How to cite this article:
Osaat Dinah Sunday, Oghenovo R Chuku-akwu "Universities’ provision of healthcare delivery and mounting of enlightenment programmes and town and gown relationships in Rivers state". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 11, Issue 3, 2024, Pages 72-80
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