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Int J Occup Saf Ergon ; 21(4): 464-70, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26327152

ABSTRACT

Safety work behavior has continued to attract the interest of organizational researchers and practitioners especially in the health sector. The goal of the study was to investigate whether personality type A, accident optimism and fatalism could predict non-compliance with safety work behaviors among hospital nurses. One hundred and fifty-nine nursing staff sampled from three government-owned hospitals in a state in southeast Nigeria, participated in the study. Data were collected through Type A Behavior Scale (TABS), Accident Optimism, Fatalism and Compliance with Safety Behavior (CSB) Scales. Our results showed that personality type A, accident optimism and fatalism were all related to non-compliance with safety work behaviors. Personality type A individuals tend to comply less with safety work behaviors than personality type B individuals. In addition, optimistic and fatalistic views about accidents and existing safety rules also have implications for compliance with safety work behaviors.


Subject(s)
Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Occupational Health , Optimism , Type A Personality , Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Nigeria , Risk-Taking , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Matern Child Health J ; 18(5): 1169-75, 2014 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24043556

ABSTRACT

To identify key socio-demographic and knowledge factors associated with compliance with recommended use of commodities for preventing malaria in pregnancy (MIP) in Enugu State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional study of 720 women who delivered within 6 months preceding the survey in three local government areas in Enugu State was conducted using a structured questionnaire. About half (51.6%) of the women used IPTp1 while 25.9% took IPTp2 as recommended during their most recent pregnancy. Forty-one percent of the women slept under insecticide treat nets (ITN) during the most recent pregnancy but only 15.4% did so as recommended every night. Socio-demographic and knowledge factors associated with compliance were identified. Compliance with intermittent presumptive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) recommendation was more common among those in the rural setting (26.9%) compared to the peri-urban (20.3%) and urban (17.3%) (P = 0.032). Those with good knowledge of the causes, effects and prevention of malaria during pregnancy complied more (23.7%) than those with poor knowledge (17.0%) (P = 0.020). With respect to sleeping under ITN, more of those with post secondary education, good knowledge of MIP and currently living with a partner used ITN every night during the last pregnancy. Knowledge about the MIP issues and having a partner influence compliance with relevant preventives. Efforts to increase compliance with recommended practices to prevent MIP should focus on providing health education to pregnant women and their partners, who reinforce what the women are told during antenatal care. More qualitative studies need to be conducted on this subject.


Subject(s)
Health Behavior , Insecticide-Treated Bednets/statistics & numerical data , Malaria/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Malaria/epidemiology , Nigeria/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Risk Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Int Q Community Health Educ ; 32(4): 325-37, 2011.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23376758

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at ascertaining the connection between disease aetiology of the autochthonous psychiatric health system and the current mental health-seeking behaviors of the Nsukka people. Structured participant observation was the principal method of collecting data. In-depth interview sessions were also held with elders in the communities. It was found that although there has been social contact and change among the Nsukka, the personalistic elements in the aetiology of their traditional psychiatric system still largely determined their mental health-seeking behaviors. Thus, they were found to be more at home with traditional healers and syncretic churches than orthodox mental healthcare. To be successful, any mental healthcare program in Nsukka ought to consider how orthodox mental health practitioners, traditional healers, and those who run prayer houses could be incorporated in a comprehensive community mental healthcare program.


Subject(s)
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/ethnology , Medicine, African Traditional/psychology , Mental Disorders/etiology , Mental Health Services , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/ethnology , Cultural Competency , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Mental Disorders/ethnology , Nigeria/epidemiology , Social Change
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BMC Public Health ; 8: 411, 2008 Dec 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19087334

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypertension, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is increasing in the developing countries and this may be connected with the economic transition in those countries. Adult hypertension is thought to be related to childhood and adolescent increases in blood pressure, and hence the need to monitor patterns in early life. This study investigates the BP patterns, and their correlates, of adolescents from different geographic areas of residence in Nigeria. METHODS: A total of 1,088 Nigerian adolescents from different geographic areas of residence were recruited for the study. Their blood pressures and anthropometric indices were measured using standard procedures. The association of blood pressure with height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and geographic area of residence was assessed. RESULTS: Male and female urban-dwelling adolescents had significantly (p < 0.05) higher systolic blood pressure (117.45 +/- 21.53 mmHg and 114.82 +/- 17.95 mmHg respectively) compared to their counterparts living in the non-urban areas (108.20 +/- 12.12 mmHg and 106.03 +/- 13.06 mmHg respectively), even after adjusting for age and height. Conversely, non-urban boys (but not the girls) had significantly (p < 0.05) higher diastolic blood pressure compared to their urban counterparts. Adolescents in the urban areas had higher BMI (20.74 +/- 3.27 kg/m(2) for males and 21.35 +/- 3.37 kg/m(2) for females) than those in the non-urban areas (20.33 +/- 3.11 kg/m(2) for males and 21.35 +/- 3.37 kg/m(2) for females) though the difference was significant (p < 0.05) only in the females. Blood pressures were found to increase with age, and to be associated with BMI. CONCLUSION: These findings underscore the need for efforts to be made towards addressing adolescent blood pressure elevation (in both urban and non-urban areas) as they are a reflection of adult morbidity and mortality from hypertension and the associated disorders.


Subject(s)
Blood Pressure/physiology , Hypertension/epidemiology , Residence Characteristics/classification , Rural Health/statistics & numerical data , Urban Health/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Anthropometry , Blood Pressure Determination , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Geography , Humans , Hypertension/complications , Male , Nigeria/epidemiology , Prevalence , Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Schools , Socioeconomic Factors , Young Adult
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