International Medical Science Research Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2022 Egbunu & Yunusa, P.No. 1-20 Page 1 FACTORS DETERMINING THE HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF RURAL DWELLERS IN DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA Daniel Amodu Egbunu 1 & Edime Yunusa 2 1 Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital, Anyigba - Nigeria 2 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba - Nigeria ___________________________________________________________________________ Corresponding Author: Edime Yunusa Corresponding Author Email: eyunusa1@cougars.ccis.edu Article Received: 02-11-22 Accepted: 21-11-22 Published: 04-12-22 Licensing Details: Author retains the right of this article. The article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the Journal open access page. ___________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT In Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, the study looked at factors influencing how rural residents sought out health care. The study's specific goals included identifying the most prevalent diseases afflicting rural residents in Dekina L.G.A, investigating the general health- seeking behaviour of rural dwellers, studying the factors that influence this behaviour, and examining the obstacles that patients in this area face. The study's framework was based on rational choice theory. The study used a survey research design, and a sample of 399 people was chosen from the 142, 112 study participants using a cluster sampling strategy combined with systematic simple sampling. Multiple regression was used to assess the hypothesis formulated. The study's conclusions showed that typhoid fever and malaria were the most frequent illnesses experienced by rural residents. The majority of rural residents in Dekina L.G.A. sought healthcare from nearby facilities for symptoms diagnosis and treatment, but even while taking medications, they supplemented modern drugs with herbal remedies. Cost of drugs/medical services, location of healthcare facilities, level of education, and income were OPEN ACCESS International Medical Science Research Journal P-ISSN: 2707-3394, E-ISSN: 2707-3408 Volume 2, Issue 1, P.No.1-20, December, 2022 DOI: 10.51594/imsrj.v2i1.416 Fair East Publishers Journal Homepage: www.fepbl.com/index.php/imsrj