September 10, 2025Open Access

Predictive Factors for Health Service Utilization in Rural Ghana: A Community-Based Analytical Study

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Community-based analysis identifies key predictors of health service utilization in rural ghanaians, suggesting socioeconomic factors matter.

Age, educational level, marital status, and monthly income emerged as significant predictors of health service utilization.
Rural residents with tertiary education were 1.99 times more likely to use health services than those without formal education.
Distance, cost of treatment, perceived quality of care, and waiting time explained 69.5% of the variation in health service utilization.
Significant health provider factors included worker's attitude and job knowledge, indicating the need for workforce training.

Prince Owusu Adoma (2025) studied this question.

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Community-based analysis identifies key predictors of health service utilization in rural ghanaians, suggesting socioeconomic factors matter.