¹Amos, Nuhu Sunday, ²Ilemona Adofu, ³Innocent Okwanya

¹Department of Economics, Adamawa State University, Mubi, Nigeria

^2,3Department of Economics, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2024.v3i9n03

Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT

This study examined the effect of health status on labour productivity in Adamawa state, Nigeria. The analysis is based on a sample of 440 observations generated by questionnaire across 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 55 communities. Multinomial logistic regression and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics revealed that the respondents fall within the age brackets 18-61 years and majority have tertiary education as their highest educational qualification. Monthly income of the respondents falls between 18, 000 – 100, 000 naira. Key finding of logistic regression shows positive effect of health status on worker productivity per hour (WPhour). Specifically, health status has a significantly positive coefficient (0.31) at 5% level of significance. Therefore, 1 unit increase in positive health status positively affects the log odds of those workers who work between 1-6 hours by 31% (outcome 1) compared to the base outcome. This indicates that a positive health status is associated with increased probability of productivity. Therefore, the study concludes that positive health status increases the likelihood of higher worker productivity. Based on this finding, the study therefore recommends that policy makers and stakeholders in the health sector should implement practical measures to encourage access to healthcare services to boost health status of citizens.

KEYWORDS:

Health Status, Labour Productivity, Multinomial Logistic Regression, Adamawa state.

REFERENCES

1) Adeshina, K. F., Adewale, O. H., Elvis, O. A., & Emife, N. S. (2019). Health Status, Labour Productivity and Economic Growth in Nigeria. Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 23(1), 1–12

2) Ajayi, O. & Akinbobola, T. (2020). Health status and economic growth. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_87-1.

3) Alhassan, A. & Abdu, M. (2017). Socio-economic determinants of health status in Nigeria: A case study of Ilorin metropolis. Lafia Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, 2(1), 277-292

4) Andrew D., Jed F., Pieter S., (2021). Health information, treatment, and worker productivity. Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(2), 1077-1115

5) Angba, C. W., & Angba, A. O. (2015). The Status of rural women’s health and cassava output in Nigeria. American Journal of Health Sciences, 6(1), 37–44.

6) Bloom, D.E., & Canning, D. (2000). The health and wealth of nations. Science Compass 287: 1207-1209.

7) Bloom, D.E & Canning, D. (2004). The health and wealth of Africa. World Economy, 5(2), 57-81

8) Brownie, S.M (2018). The economic impact of nursing. Journal of clinical nursing, 27(21-22), 3825-3826

9) Ercelik, G. (2018) The relationship between health expenditure and economic growth in Turkey from 1980 to 2015. Journal Political Economic Management 1(1):1-8

10) Health Resources and Services Availability and Monitoring System (2023), Adamawa State, Assessment Report. Ministry of Health and Human Services, Adamawa state, Nigeria.

11) International Labour Organization Modelled Estimates and Projections (ILOEST) Database Nov. 2023 edition, ILOSTAT

12) Lijian Q., Chien-Ping C., Xun L., Chenggang W., & Zhongyi J. (2015). Health status and earnings of migrant workers from rural China. China & World Economy. 23(2), 84-99

13) iving in any country (Erc¸elik 2018)

14) Lustig, N. (2004). Investing in health for economic development. Report by the Mexican Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, 1st edition, Mexico, 1-60

15) Mbonigaba J., & Akinola, W.G, (2021). Productivity and Income Effect of Breast Cancer among Women in Southwestern Nigeria. Economies. 9(3), 129

16) Morgan O., Emu, W., Amadi, C., Okon, E., & Njama, P. (2021). The mediating effect of job satisfaction on health and safety policy management and employee productivity in manufacturing firms. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 19(2), 104-117

17) National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), National Population Commission (NPopC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and ICF International. 2016. Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey 2015. Abuja, Nigeria, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NMEP, NPopC, and ICF International

18) Noronha K., Figueiredo, L., & Castro, M.C (2010). Health and economic growth among the states of Brazil from 1991 to 2000. Revista Brasileira De Estudos De População

19) OECD & APO (2022), Identifying the Main Drivers of Productivity Growth: A Literature Review, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/00435b80-en.

20) Omon, J. I. (2021). Health and labour productivity in Nigeria: A macroeconomic approach. International Journal of Development and Management Review, 16(1).

21) Onarheim, K. H., Iversen, J. H., & Bloom, D. E. (2016). Economic benefits of investing in women’s health: A Systematic Review. PloS one, 11(3), e0150120

22) Savira, F., Ademi, Z., Wang, B. H., Kompa, A. R., Owen, A. J., Liew, D., & Zomer, E. (2021). The Preventable Productivity Burden of Kidney Disease in Australia. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN, 32(4), 938–949

23) Suhrcke M., McKee M., Sauto Arce R., Tsolava S., & Mortensen, J. (2005). The contribution of health to the economy in the European Union. European Commission, Luxembourg, 134

24) Voordt, T. V. D., & Jensen, P. A. (2023). The impact of healthy workplaces on employee satisfaction, productivity and costs. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 25(1), 29-49.

25) World Bank (1993). World Development Report 1993; Investing in health, vol.1 World Bank, Washington DC.

VOlUME 03 ISSUE 09 SEPTEMBER 2024