A good health services is a necessary provision needed for the life of the elderly. This study examined access to quality health services among elderly persons in urban areas of Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State using a cross sectional study. A total of one hundred and fifty respondents were examined using a structured questionnaire. The research questionnaire was designed on a 5-structured scale namely: Access Always-4 Points, Access Sometimes-3 Points, Access often-2 Points, Access Rarely-1. The results of Pearson Chi-Square conducted in this study revealed that was a moderate positive relationship between the access to quality health and the health services given to the elderly in the urban areas of  Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The elderly people in Port Harcourt access quality health services in the order of health services for the elderly were: adult assisted>adult assisted living> adult day care>long term care>nursing homes>hospice care>home care. There was no significant difference (P=0.289) between the levels of access to quality health and various health services urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was also observed that elderly people in Port Harcourt access health services in the order of: Access always>access sometimes>access very often>access rarely. In respect to occupation, the order of access to health services was professional>skilled>semi-skilled>unskilled. There was no significant difference (P=0.968) between the levels of access to health services and various occupations of the elderly in Urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The elderly people in Port Harcourt access quality health services in the order of their income earning levels were high income earners>low income earners>medium income earners. The results of Pearson Chi-Square conducted in this study revealed that was a moderate positive relationship between the levels of incomes elderly people and their level of access to health care services in urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. However, there was no significant difference (P=0.088) between the levels of access to health services and various level of income of the elderly in Urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The elderly people in Port Harcourt access quality health services in the order of health service providers were: doctors>nurses>pharmacists>herbalists. The results of Pearson Chi-Square conducted in this study revealed that was a moderate positive relationship between the health care providers and their level of access to quality health care services in urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. However, there was no significant difference (P=0.782) between the levels of access to health services and various health care providers urban areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Keywords: Access, Quality, Healthcare, Elderly,

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