Ijeoma Chinanuekperem Charles-Ugwuagbo

Assessing the Efficacy of Brief Psychotherapies on Depression and Anxiety in Pregnant Women Exposed to Domestic Violence: A Randomised Clinical Trial in Northwest Nigeria

Abdullahi Abdulwahab Yakubu, Summayyah Muhammad Bashar, Hayatudeen Nafisatu, Olaolu Adebowale Olasubolu et autres

Background: Domestic violence (DV) during pregnancy is a profound public health crisis, significantly elevating the risk of perinatal depression and anxiety. Aim: This study evaluated the effectiveness of three brief psychotherapies; Meaning-Centered Therapy (MCT), Dignity Therapy (DT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), …

Autism, Developmental Disorders, and Neurocognitive Disabilities in Northwest Nigeria: A Critical Chasm in Awareness, Knowledge, and Action

Abdullahi Abdulwahab Yakubu, Ijeoma Chinanuekperem Charles-Ugwuagbo, Summayyah Muhammad Bashar, Olaolu Adebowale Olasubolu et autres

Background: The global burden of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurocognitive disabilities (NDDs) is significant, yet evidence from sub-Saharan Africa remains scarce. Objective: This study aimed to quantitatively assess awareness, knowledge, and evidence of coherent action regarding ASD/NDDs in Northwest Nigeria. Methods: …

Cardiovascular impacts of combination cancer therapies in Africa: challenges and solutions

Boluwatife Samuel Fatokun, Pascal Mathew Okorobe, Omosola Lydia Bolarin, Chukwuebuka Udo Onyegiri et autres

BACKGROUND: In Africa, deaths from non-infectious causes, including cancer, have been rising. In 2022, over a million new cancer cases were reported, and projections indicate that this number could double by 2040 without significant interventions. To improve cancer management, combination treatments often …

Nigéria, Ouganda (code pays fourni par la source)

Substance use and psychiatric morbidity among inmates in a Nigerian correctional centre: a cross-sectional study

Anthony C. Enebe, Sunday Onyemaechi Oriji, Bawo Onesirosan James, Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba et autres

PURPOSE: Psychoactive substance use and its associated disorders are common among inmates of correctional services. The burden of substance/drug misuse among inmates has not been adequately characterized in the Nigerian population. This study aims to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychoactive …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Challenges of lithium prescription in bipolar disorders in Nigeria

Frances Nkechi Adiukwu, Mumeen Olaitan Salihu, Nafisatu Hayatudeen, Yesiru Adeyemi Kareem et autres

BACKGROUND: Lithium prescription rates have witnessed a significant downward trend over the years in different continents despite evidence of its clinical efficacy in the acute and long-term maintenance treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BD). Nigeria has a paucity of data on lithium use …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Predictors of depression among pregnant women attending antenatal care in a tertiary hospital

Edu Michael Eyong, Ezukwa Ezukwa Omoronyia, Michael Eteng Eyong, Ijeoma Chinanuekperem Charles-Ugwuagbo

Abstract Background: Maternal mental health status is a key determinant of fetomaternal well-being, childhood growth, and development. Yet, in many developing country settings, especially with the poor doctor–patient ratio, depression is often underdiagnosed during routine antenatal care (ANC) clinic visits. Aims and …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)