PNFPs, PFPs and government-owned health centres were visited during the study, the majority (55.8%) of the respondents were in the age bracket of 46-55, 69.2% were males, 34.2% had obtained up to primary education level, while 33.3% were Village Health Team volunteers, some 58.3% were married. The major hindrance to healthy facility performance in rural areas was the lack of consistently clean water supply. Most rural communities accessed the various health units by means of motorcycles (52.5%), the major factor being health facilities' location nearer to the catchment population rated at...