DEFORESTATION AND CHALLENGES OF TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE IN SAPELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Ikenyei Ngozi Sandra

Abstract


Deforestation  which  lunched  Nigeria  into  world  capitalist  system  depleted  the  forest which indigenous people rely on for maintaining health. Although, it is widely perceived that grinding poverty exposed the forest to depletion, careful examination revealed that, the   disintegration   of   traditional   beliefs   and   practices   heightened   unsustainable utilization  of  the  forest.  Consequently,  numerous  diseases  and  illnesses  increased  as (73%)  of  the  people  became  alienated  from  their  forest  and  related  practices  which maintain health. Thus, the study examined the impact of deforestation and challenges of traditional health care in Nigeria. Explanations of variables anchored on environmental health model which analysed the relevance of the forest to human health. A total of 300 participants  which  include  household  heads,  titled  chiefs,  forest  custodian,  traditional medicine practitioners and modern health care personnel’s were co-opted for the study. Questionnaire,  in-depth  interviews,  observation,  and  key  informants  were  used  in generating  data.  Qualitative  data  were  analysed  by  verbatim  extraction  of  responses. Quantitative data was analysed with probit regression model with the statistical package for  the  social  sciences.  (x=1.51;  P<0.05)  shows  that  depletion  of  forests  impact negatively on the people’s health. Depletion forest affected indigenous preventive and curative health care services. Depletion also displaced traditional health practitioners.

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