Mental Health In Developing Countries

Background: Pain is the most devastating symptoms in cancer and may occur right from time of diagnosis to the end of life. It adversely affects the quality of life especially the physical component leading to disability. Pain remains a major challenge in cancer management despite the great efforts by World Health Organization (W.H.O.) which led to development of guidelines in pain management, the W.H.O. analgesic ladder (W.H.O. 1996). […]

Background. Health-care providers are at major high-risk for contracting blood-borne infections during the discharge of their duties in health-care facilities now than ever before. This study aimed to assess how these three factors (information, motivation and behavioural skills) can serve as predictors of the utilization of universal precautions among nurses in health facilities in Sagamu, Ogun state, Nigeria. Methods. A cross-section […]

Commercial motorcycling emerged, and has become established, as a popular means of transportation in Nigeria due to the inadequacy of the conventional modes of mass movement to meet commuters’ expectations and demands. Unfortunately, motorcycle crashes continue to escalate the already grim statistics of road traffic morbidities and fatalities. This has not been unconnected with the risky behaviours demonstrated by the motorcycle operat […]

Despite growing awareness of the impact of maternal depression on the health and well‐ being of children, mothers, and health care, providers continue to ignore mental disorders in the perinatal period. Since nurses and midwives are in constant contact with women during pregnancy and during the first year after birth, they need to be able to recognize mental disorders and educate pregnant women and parents about postpartum depression. […]

Nurse burnout is a pervasive issue in healthcare settings, with detrimental effects on both nurses' well-being and patient care outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of burnout among nurses across diverse healthcare settings, as well as the factors influencing burnout risk. Through quantitative analyses, including one-way ANOVA and Chi-Square tests, significant differences were found in burnout prevalenc […]

Puerperal sepsis is infection of the genital tract occurring at any time between the onset of rupture of membranes or labor and the 42 day postpartum. It's one of the fifth common causes of maternal mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess Knowledge and practices of postnatal mothers regarding prevention of puerperal sepsis. A descriptive cross sectional research design. Purposive samples composed of (87) postnatal moth […]

Self-medication is defined as the selection and use of medicines by individuals (or a member of the individuals’ family) to treat self-recognized or self-diagnosed conditions or symptoms. Several benefits have been linked to appropriate self-medication; self-medication is far from being a completely safe practice, in particular in the case of non-responsible self-medication. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge of risk facto […]