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Data on health conditions and treatment-seeking choices in these border areas are limited. Understanding socio-demographic factors associated with health conditions and treatment-seeking choices is vital for proper intervention. This study examined these associations in Ipokia, Yewa North and Imeko-Afon LGAs of Ogun State Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study conducted a community-based cross-sectional study with 1,317 respondents aged 18\u202fyears and above, from 16th September 2024 to 22nd November 2024, in selected border communities within these three LGAs. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select these respondents. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents were used as the independent variables, while health condition and treatment-seeking choices denoted the dependent variables. Univariate and binary logistic regression analyses were performed on the data using SPSS version 20.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results show that socio-demographic factors such as age, location, duration in location, level of education, income level and occupation of respondents are significantly associated with the health conditions and treatment-seeking choices of residents in border communities of Ogun State, Nigeria. 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