O. BUHARI, Nigeria

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL DEPT OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

Presenter of 2 Presentations

e-Poster Presentations (ID 1106) AS19. Mental Health Care

EPP0745 - Evaluation of the effect of mental health training of primary health care workers on attitudes towards mental illness

Session Name
e-Poster Presentations (ID 1106)
Date
Sun, 11.04.2021
Session Time
07:30 - 23:59
Room
e-Poster Gallery
Lecture Time
07:30 - 07:30
Presenter

ABSTRACT

Introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) set a target of task shifting as a means of achieving improved mental health services within the community as a means of tackling the unmet needs of mental health care. Primary health care workers (PHCWs) have been identified as essential to achieving this goal.

Objectives

This study was to identify attitudes and beliefs of PHCWs on mental illness, and to assess the effect of a mental health training on these attitudes and beliefs.

Methods

The attitude towards mental illness (ASMI) scale was administered on 91 PHCWs pre- and post- a 4 day training on mental health to assess change in attitude across 6 domains.

Results

Our findings revealed significant positive change in four domains, namely separatism (p = < 0.001), restrictiveness ( p = < 0.001), benevolence (p = p =< 0.001) and stigmatization (p = < 0.001). The changes in stereotyping ( p = 0.475) and pessimistic prediction (p = 0.056) domains were not clinically significant.

Conclusions

Primary health care workers’ negative attitude and stigmatizing beliefs can be improved upon via regular enlightenment programmes and training. This can be done at regular intervals

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Oral Communications (ID 1110) AS13. Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry

O148 - Psychiatric morbidity among undergraduate students of University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Date
Sat, 10.04.2021
Session Time
07:00 - 21:00
Room
On Demand
Lecture Time
05:24 - 05:36
Presenter

ABSTRACT

Introduction

The Nigerian tertiary education system admits mostly teenagers and young adults from different ethno-religious and family backgrounds, some of whom may have inherent risks and predisposition to mental illness. They then undergo stressful conditions related to the university life such as long durations of lectures, over-crowding, and lack of social amenities, haphazard lecture schedules as well as incessant industrial strike actions of academic and non- academic staff. In spite of these, there appears to be few studies on the burden of emotional and mental disorders among Nigerian University students, and none was cited suggesting interventions that may be appropriate.

Objectives

The objectives of the study is to determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and its associated factors among undergraduate students of Univesity of Ilorin

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using multi staged systematic randomization. A self-administered socidemographic questionnaire and the 12 item general health questionnaire (GHQ -12) was administered on 3,300 students.

Results

Psychiatric morbidity was found to be 23.6% of the 3179 analyzable returned questionnaires. Factors found to be significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity included female gender, relationship with parents, parental employment status and family structure. Students on scholarship were more likely to have mental illness. Other associated factors include whether course of study was the preferred one and relationships with peers and lecturers on campus. About 46.6% of the students were willing to have internet based mental health intervention programmes.

Conclusions

The data obtained from this study is relevant for the formation of mental health promotion and prevention programs on our campus.

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