A comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders in Almajiris and public primary school pupils in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

Abubakar-Abdullateef, Aishatu; Adedokun, Babatunde; Omigbodun, Olayinka

doi:10.1186/s13034-017-0166-3

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“…Several studies have been conducted on the psychotic disorder ailments. [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] . Similar data articles on medicine that applied statistical tools can be helpful, readers are refer to [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] .…”

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Quantitative exploration of factors influencing psychotic disorder ailments in Nigeria

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In this data article, records on demographic data, family problem issues, as well as results of medical tests from five major classes of psychotic disorder namely: bipolar; vascular dementia, minimal brain dysfunction; insomnia; and schizophrenia, were collected on 500 psychotic patients carefully selected from the pool of medical records of Yaba Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, for the period of 5 years, between January 2010 and December 2014, were examined. X-squared Statistic was used to examine each of psychotic disorders to identify demographic (age, gender, religion, marital status, and occupation) and family issues (loss of parent, history of such ailment in the family (family status), divorce, head injury, and heredity of such ailment (genetic) factors that influence them. A clear description on each of these psychotic disorders (bipolar; vascular dementia, minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), insomnia and Schizophrenia) was considered separately using tables and bar diagrams. Data analysis results are as follows: firstly, 40.2%, of the 500 psychotic patients tested positive to bipolar, 40.6% to insomnia, 75.0% to schizophrenia, 43.6% to MBD and 69.2% to vascular dementia. Secondly, female patients were more prone to all the psychotic indicators than their male counterpart except in MBD. Thirdly, the oldest age group (> 60 years) is more prone to bipolar and insomnia ailments, while the mid age group (30 – 60 years) is prone to schizophrenia and vascular dementia, and the youngest group (< 30 years) is prone to MBD. Lastly, the factors that influence the ailments are listed: bipolar (age, occupation, marital status, divorce, and spiritual consultation); insomnia (age, occupation, marital status, divorce, and spiritual consultation); schizophrenia (age, occupation, religion, marital status, hereditary, and divorce); MBD (gender, age, occupation, and marital status); and vascular dementia (history of the ailment and spiritual consultation). Bipolar and insomnia are influenced by the same set of factors, which implies that any patient having one is most likely to be at risk of having the other.

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“…et al [26] in their research on obesity, dietary habits, and sedentary behaviors among adolescents in Sudan reported that 28.0% (112/400) of the participants slept for < 7 hours/day and 72.0% (288/400) had ≥ 7 hours sleep. Our research did not focus on mental health which could impact the nutritional status of a community, however we took note of the findings of Abubakar-Abdullateef et al [13] who indicated in a comparative study on a sample of 213 Almajiris and 200 public school pupils that the proportion of participants having any mental health problems among the Almajiri and public school pupils was 57.7% and 37% respectively.…”

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“…The study revealed a mean number of traumatic events significantly higher (1.38±1.05) among Almajiris compared to public school pupils (0.87± 0.83) with p-value < 0.001. Depression, enuresis, substance use remained significantly higher among Almajiris; while separation anxiety was significantly experienced by public school children [20].…”

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Nutritional Status and its Related Factors in Khalwa Residents, Khartoum state, Sudan

Giha¹,

Shaddad

Yusuf

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40 41 Introduction 42 Khalwa is an Islamic educational institution, known as such in Sudan and called elsewhere Koranic 43 institution. Our research aimed to assess the nutritional status and its related factors among Khalwa 44 residents in Khartoum State. 45 Methods 46 A facility-based cross-sectional study was implemented in two localities of Khartoum State. A 47 multistage sampling technique was used to selected 1273 residents. At first level, four khalwa were 48 selected in the seven localities of Khartoum State through a stratified random sampling technique. At 49 second level, in each of the khalwa selected, all the residents fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion 50criteria were included in the study. The collected data were firstly summarized numerically and 51 graphically. Then, associations/differences among variables were determined through chi-square tests 52 and ANOVA. A multinomial logistic regression established the relationship between the nutritional 53 status of the residents and its related factors. All statistical tests were considered statistically significant 54 when p< 0.05. 55 Results 56The age of 1273 residents varied from 6 to 60 years with an average age of 15 years. Their mean body 57 mass index (BMI) of 16.6±3.4 ranged from 7.8 to 34.0. 73.8% (939/1272) of the residents were 58 undernourished, 23.9% (23.9%, 309/1272) were well nourished and 2.3% (29/1272) were 59 overweight/obese. The statistically significant factors related to the nutritional status of the residents 60 were age (under-nourished p=0.000; well-nourished p=0.004), status in the khalwa (p=0.001 vs 61 p=0.075), resting time (p=0.002 vs p=0.038), practices of hand washing (p=0.165 vs p=0.011) and 62 exercising (p=0.032 vs p=0.027). The food practices, despite their contributions to the model, were not 63 statistically significant (p > 0.05). 64 Discussion 65The nutritional status of khalwa should be translated urgently in a community-directed intervention 66 based on a partnership involving the affected communities, political and administrative authorities, 67 national, bilateral and international donors to overcome the burden of malnutrition. 68 69 70 71 72 74Malnutrition challenges the world with one in three people directly affected by underweight, vitamin 75 and mineral deficiency, overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. These 76 conditions increasingly coexist in a nation, community, household, or even in the same individual across 77 the life course. While more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight or obese worldwide in 2015, 462 78 million were underweight. In 2016, 155 million children < 5 years were affected by stunting while 41 79 million were overweight and 52 million were affected by wasting. The Global Nutrition Report Group 80 in targeting to end malnutrition by 2030 pointed out that at least 12 out of the 17 sustainable development 81 goals (SDGs) contain indicators that are highly relevant to nutrition; it pointed out the central role of 82 nutrition in sustainable develo...

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“…Their study further revealed that the pupils were more prone to having depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and their social profile is most likely to expose them to mental health problems (Abdullateef et al, 2017 Similarly, the following research hypothesis was formulated and tested: H0: there is no significant difference between urban and rural Almajiri Integrated Model School pupils' performance in Qur'anic subjects in Sokoto State, Nigeria.…”

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An Assessment of Almajiri Integrated Model School Pupils' Performance in Qur'anic Subjects in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Jimba

2021

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Almajiri is an education system practiced in northern Nigeria whereby Almajiri pupils are only exposed to Quranic learning. For these pupils to become relevant and valuable in this modern society, the Federal Government of Nigeria formulated a formalizing their Almajiri education system and integrated Western education without jeopardizing Quranic learning. To find out if Almajiri education is not being negatively affected because of the policy, this study assessed Almajiri Integrated School Pupils' performance in Quranic subjects in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The research method employed was a descriptive survey. Using the purposive sampling technique, four schools (2 urban and 2 rural schools) where the needed data were readily available were sampled. Two hundred seventy-three (273) subjects (94 from urban and 179 from rural areas) were purposively tested for the study. Pro-forma was designed as a research instrument and collected the 2013/2014 primary 3 Promotional Examination Results. The Percentage, Mean and Standard deviation, Bar Chart, and t-test statistical tools were used for data analysis. The study revealed, among others, that the general performance of Almajiri Integrated Model School pupils in the Qur'anic subjects was below average. The paper concluded an urgent need to empirically explore factors responsible for the low performance to improve it.

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A comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders in Almajiris and public primary school pupils in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

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Quantitative exploration of factors influencing psychotic disorder ailments in Nigeria

Quantitative exploration of factors influencing psychotic disorder ailments in Nigeria

Nutritional Status and its Related Factors in Khalwa Residents, Khartoum state, Sudan

An Assessment of Almajiri Integrated Model School Pupils' Performance in Qur'anic Subjects in Sokoto State, Nigeria

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