Psychological Distress Experiences of Nigerians Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Olaseni, Abayomi O.; Akinsola, Olusola S.; Agberotimi, Samson F.; Oguntayo, Rotimi

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“…All these stimulate interest and search for knowledge about COVID-19 and its transmission from various sources, to protect themselves and their families. These findings agree with previous studies which reported positive association between knowledge, educational background and age during epidemics/pandemics (Brug et al, 2004;Choi andYang, 2010, Hussain et al, 2012;Olapegba et al, 2020, Olaseni et al, 2020Al-Hanawi et al, 2020).…”

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University Community-Based Survey on the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic: The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a Case Study

Adenubi¹,

Adebowale²,

Oloye³

et al. 2020

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an emerging viral infection, is impacting the social, economic and political patterns of the world. To contain the spread of this pandemic, Nigeria like many countries globally, has imposed drastic preventive measures such as physical distancing and lockdown/curfew. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) about COVID-19 among members of staff of a university community in southwest, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous, self-designed, online KAP questionnaire was conducted from April 18 to May 31, 2020. Purposive and chain referral sampling techniques were used to recruit respondents from the teaching and non-teaching categories of the university. The KAP questionnaire consisted of ten knowledge questions regarding the identification of clinical characteristics, transmission and prevention of COVID-19. The questions on attitude (15) and perception (10) assessed respondents on adherence to policies and their views on government efforts to contain the spread of the infection respectively. A total of 125 (teaching) and 102 (non-teaching) staff responded. The respondents had scientific (78.8 %) and non-scientific (28.2 %) work background. Approximately 59.1 % of the respondents were males. The mean knowledge and positive attitude levels were 70.8 % (SD ± 9.6 %) and 83.1 % (SD ± 13.07 %) respectively. Significant differences in the knowledge mean scores were observed for demographic categories such as educational qualification (p = 0.0006), staff work category (p = <0.0001), work background (p = <0.0001), and type of lockdown (p = 0.0271). Most of the respondents (85.3 %) opined that COVID-19 was a biological weapon and viewed the lockdown as necessary (81.5 %). However, they thought that the Nigerian government was not doing enough to mitigate COVID-19 spread. The perception of COVID-19 in the university community bear implications across public health initiatives, compliance with precautionary behaviour and bilateral relations with foreign nations.

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University Community-Based Survey on the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic: The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a Case Study

Adenubi¹,

Adebowale²,

Oloye³

et al. 2020

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“…Age, level of education, and marital status of respondents were significant to whether they were psychologically distressed or not in this study and this is in total agreement with previous studies carried out in Nigeria [23,28] these two studies further supported that gender was insignificant in this association. However, this finding only partially agreed with both the findings of [24] in Italy which revealed that age, gender, and marital status were more significant and [18] which showed gender and level of education to be more significant.…”

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“…Less than a tenth of the participants (8.1%, n= 32) recorded pathologic scores for all three indicators of psychosocial distress indicators measured in this study, agreeing with studies conducted in the USA by [21] and in Lebanon during the same period by [22], however, this is lower than the 25% incidence rate reported in another study done in Nigeria by [23]. This could be because this study was carried out in the early days of the virus and people were understandably more scared, however, when the population of the Southwest region of Nigeria is put into consideration, the 8.1% reported in this study is quite significant.…”

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Psychosocial Distress and Coping Strategies in Response to COVID-19 Adopted among Adults in South-West Nigeria

Jubril

Azeez

Kolawole

et al. 2021

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Pandemics such as the SARS-cov-2 are known to cause psychosocial distress posing threats to mental health especially among South-west residents who have been disproportionately hit by the virus in Nigeria Aims: To assess the level of psychosocial distress among selected adult residents in South-west Nigeria and determine the strategies adopted by them to cope. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional design was used to sample 393 adults from the region. The DASS-21 scale and Brief-COPE questionnaires were used to assess levels of psychosocial distress and coping respectively. Place and Duration of Study: Southwest Nigeria, between May 2020 and June 2020. Methodology: Participants were recruited using Snowballing sampling technique. Data were collected using an online self-administered questionnaire. Information retrieved were coded and entered into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20.0). Descriptive statistics of mean, frequency, and percentages were used to summarize data and Chi-square analysis was used to test the hypotheses with an Alpha level set at P =0.05. Results: Pathologic scores for all three psychosocial distress indicators measured in this study were recorded in 8.1% of the participants. The three leading sources of psychological distress identified included; the general uncertainty associated with the pandemic, lack of confidence in the government's ability to handle the situation, and the fear of robbery attacks that were rampant in the region during the period of lockdown. Most of the participants coped by adopting the use of humor (62.8%) and religion (53.9%). State of residence was found to influence coping strategy and there was a relationship between sex and use of religion in coping at p= 0.01. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant stressor in the study. Improved strategies to combat the spread of the virus to help accelerate lifting of the lockdown will be beneficial to the coping capacities of the residents.

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“…Several studies have assessed depression and anxiety using scales involving selfreporting during the pandemic (Ahmad, Rahman, & Agarwal, 2020;Ahn et al, 2020;Ahorsu et al, 2020;Alyami et al, 2020;Amerio et al, 2020;Bachilo, Barylnik, Shuldyakov, Efremov, & Novikov, 2020;Bauer et al, 2020;Bauerle et al, 2020;Chang, Yuan, & Wang, 2020;Chen et al, 2020;Choi, Hui, & Wan, 2020;Civantos et al, 2020;Consolo, Bellini, Bencivenni, Iani, & Checchi, 2020;Fancourt, Steptoe, & Bu, 2020;Filho et al, 2020;Gao et al, 2020;Guo et al, 2020;Hu et al, 2020;Islam, Ferdous, & Potenza, 2020;Jia et al, 2020;Johnson, Ebrahimi, & Hoffart, 2020;Juanjuan et al, 2020;Kantor & Kantor, 2020;Khanna, Honavar, Metla, Bhattacharya, & Maulik, 2020;Killgore, Cloonan, Taylor, & Dailey, 2020;Lai et al, 2020;Lin et al, 2020;Liu, Zhang, Wong, Hyun, & Hahm, 2020a;J. Liu et al, 2020b;Mahendran, Patel, & Sproat, 2020;Mechili et al, 2020;Muñoz-Navarro, Vindel, Schmitz, Cabello, & Fernández-Berrocal, 2020;Naser et al, 2020;Nguyen et al, 2020;Olaseni, Akinsola, Agberotimi, & Oguntayo, 2020;Pieh, Budimir, & Probst, 2020;…”

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Investigating the effect of national government physical distancing measures on depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic through meta-analysis and meta-regression

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Background COVID-19 physical distancing measures can potentially increase the likelihood of mental disorders. It is unknown whether these measures are associated with depression and anxiety. Objectives To investigate meta-analytic global levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the implementation of mitigation strategies (i.e. public transportation closures, stay-at-home orders, etc.) impacted such disorders. Data sources PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, BIOSIS Citation Index, Current Content Connect, PsycINFO, CINAHL, medRxiv, and PsyArXiv databases for depression and anxiety prevalences; Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker for the containment and closure policies indexes; Global Burden of Disease Study for previous levels of depression and anxiety. Study eligibility criteria Original studies conducted during COVID-19 pandemic, which assessed categorical depression and anxiety, using PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scales (cutoff ⩾10). Participants and interventions General population, healthcare providers, students, and patients. National physical distancing measures. Study appraisal and synthesis methods Meta-analysis and meta-regression. Results In total, 226 638 individuals were assessed within the 60 included studies. Global prevalence of both depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic was 24.0% and 21.3%, respectively. There were differences in the prevalence of both anxiety and depression reported across regions and countries. Asia (17.6% and 17.9%), and China (16.2% and 15.5%) especially, had the lowest prevalence of both disorders. Regarding the impact of mitigation strategies on mental health, only public transportation closures increased the prevalence of anxiety, especially in Europe. Limitations Country-level data on physical distancing measures and previous anxiety/depression may not necessarily reflect local (i.e. city-specific) contexts. Conclusions and implications of key findings Mental health concerns should not be viewed only as a delayed consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also as a concurrent epidemic. Our data provide support for policy-makers to consider real-time enhanced mental health services, and increase initiatives to foster positive mental health outcomes.

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Psychological Distress Experiences of Nigerians Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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University Community-Based Survey on the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic: The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a Case Study

University Community-Based Survey on the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic: The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a Case Study

Psychosocial Distress and Coping Strategies in Response to COVID-19 Adopted among Adults in South-West Nigeria

Investigating the effect of national government physical distancing measures on depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic through meta-analysis and meta-regression

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