Attitude of physiotherapy students in Nigeria toward persons with disability

Vincent-Onabajo, Grace; Malgwi, Wasinda S.

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.06.009

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“…To illustrate, the ndings concerning the relationship between the age of the respondent and their attitudes are not consistent. Some studies suggested that younger people hold more negative attitudes toward person with disabilities than the older [18,21,24,25,27] , while opposite ndings were also reported in many other studies [10,14,19,26] . This may because the participants' characteristics of each study [18,21] are not homogeneous, and more likely, the results were not controlled by other potential explanatory factors, e.g., knowledge about the disabled, or the contact with them [25] .…”

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“…A total of eight studies examined gender as an in uential factor [10,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . Among them, signi cant differences were found in attitude between men and women in six studies [10,[18][19][20][21][22] , while two other studies reported that there is no relationship between gender and attitudes toward people with disabilities [23,24] . Particularly, within these six studies, ve studies found that males view persons with disabilities more negatively than females [18][19][20][21][22] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A total of eleven studies [10,14,[18][19][20][21][24][25][26][27][28] examined the association between age and public attitudes with nine of them [10,14,18,19,21,[24][25][26][27] reporting signi cant differences between younger and older people in the score of the attitudes. Nevertheless, disparity exists in these studies, among which four studies [18,24,25,27] found that older people hold more positive attitudes than younger people toward the disabled, whereas the ve others [10,14,19,21,26] reported the opposite results.…”

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Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

WANG

Chen

et al. 2021

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Objective：The aim of this review is to identify and summarize factors that are associated with public attitudes towards people with various disabilities systematically.Methods: An electronic search of three databases was performed (Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane) covering the period from 1950 to present. A comprehensive search strategy was developed and citation lists for potential eligible studies were also screened. Only quantitative studies using valid measurements were included, and the methodological quality of included studies was appraised based on three criteria (sample, measurement, analysis) by two independent reviewers.Results: Twenty-seven studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the study. Three categories of the factors were found to be associated with the public attitudes, which are related to the attitude provider, disabled people, and society respectively. Specifically, the more people know about disabilities, the more positive their attitude could be; and the frequency and quality of the contact with the disabled are also proved to be influential to the attitudes. Meanwhile, the type of disability is also closely correlated to the public’s attitude towards the disabilities.Conclusion: People’s knowledge of the disability and their contact with the disabled are the main factors that influence public attitude towards persons with disabilities.

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Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

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Chen

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“…Third, given that the WFOT and WCPT have been advocating to upgrade the entry level into the OT and PT professions to beyond bachelor degree levels in all countries [36, 39], the feasibility of this initiative in developing countries should be assessed [33]. Fourth, the delivery of health and rehabilitation services is increasingly team based [48–50]. Research should be conducted to examine the extent to which the curriculum of existing PT and OT programs emphasize team-based and interdisciplinary education.…”

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Occupational therapy and physiotherapy education and workforce in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa countries

Agho

John

2017

Hum Resour Health

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BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are faced with the challenge of educating a critical mass of occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) to meet the growing demand for health and rehabilitation services. The World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) and World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) have argued for the need of graduate-level training for OTs and PTs for decades. However, very few studies have been conducted to determine the availability of OT and PT training programs and practitioners in SSA countries.MethodsInitial data were collected and compiled from an extensive literature search conducted using MEDLINE and PubMed to examine the availability of OT and PT education and training programs in SSA countries. Additional data were collected, compiled, and collated from academic institutions, ministries of health, health professions associations, and licensing authorities in SSA countries. Secondary data were also collected from the websites of organizations such as the World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO), WFOT, and WCPT.ResultsThis investigation revealed that there are limited number of OT and PT training programs and that these training programs in Anglophone SSA countries are offered at or below the bachelor’s level. More than half of the countries do not have OT or PT training programs. The number of qualified OTs and PTs appears to be insufficient to meet the demand for rehabilitation services. Nigeria and South Africa are the only countries offering post-entry-level masters and doctoral-level training programs in physiotherapy and occupational therapy.ConclusionsHigher learning institutions in SSA countries need to collaborate and partner with other regional and foreign universities to elevate the educational training and increase the supply of PTs and OTs in the region.

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“…The scale is documented to be internally consistent with Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranging from 0.83 to 0.85 and reliable with test/ retest reliability scores ranging from 0.66 to 0.89. Furthermore, in the Nigerian context, the ATDPS has been utilized in previous studies of attitudes of Nigerians toward persons with disabilities [16,17].…”

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Attitude towards, contact with people with disabilities and knowledge of disability among health science undergraduates in a Nigerian university

Olaoye¹,

Oduola²,

Alonge³

et al. 2017

J Behav Health

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Background: This study assessed health sciences undergraduates attitude toward and contact with people with disability (PWD), knowledge of disability (KD) as well as their association with each of gender, ethnicity, level and program of study. Methods: Using a stratified random sampling technique, 267 undergraduates of the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, responded to this cross-sectional survey yielding a response rate of 89%. A structured self-administered questionnaire on attitude toward contact with PWDs and KD was used to assess attitude, contact, and knowledge of the respondents. Procedure was explained to respondents who consented for this study and data were subsequently obtained. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics at P < 0.05. Results: About 62.9% of the respondents had positive attitude toward PWDs with the majority being females (68.9%), students of Igbo ethnicity (89.7%), 4 th year students (86.1%) and nursing students (70.5%). Over 70% had good KD, however, the majority (91.4%) had little or no contact with PWDs. KD was significantly associated with respondents ethnicity (χ 2 = 8.57; P < 0.05) and year of study (χ 2 = 38.34; P < 0.05). Furthermore, there was a relationship between the attitude toward PWDs and KD of respondents (r = 0.24; P < 0.001). Conclusion: The authors, therefore, concluded that Nigerian health sciences undergraduates have positive attitude toward PWDs, good KD but low contact with PWDs.

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Attitude of physiotherapy students in Nigeria toward persons with disability

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Occupational therapy and physiotherapy education and workforce in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa countries

Attitude towards, contact with people with disabilities and knowledge of disability among health science undergraduates in a Nigerian university

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