Assessment of Secondary Healthcare Facilities’ Maintenance Practices in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the maintenance practices of secondary healthcare facilities in the study area with a view to ascertaining the prevalent maintenance approach and improve the practices. Survey design was adopted and copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents from public and private secondary hospitals. Response rate of 77.7% was achieved. Statistics tools such as mean score, standard deviation, kurtosis as well as inferential tools of paired sample t-test and pearson moment correlation were engaged for the analysis. Results were presented in charts, tables, percentages and were discussed in the light of relevant extant studies. The study observed amongst others that reactive maintenance such as periodic, corrective and condition-based maintenance methods are prevalent in public secondary hospitals while private hospitals engage preventive maintenance alongside the reactive strategies. It was also observed that there is statistically significant difference in the perception of the state of maintenance of public and private hospitals in the study area. The study advocates more use of proactive maintenance approach at both the public and private secondary hospitals in the study area.