Psychological Distress among Residents in Nigeria during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorNri-Ezedi, Chisom Adaobien_US
dc.contributor.authorChioma, Phyllis Nnamanien_US
dc.contributor.authorNonye, Ijeoma Ezehen_US
dc.contributor.authorChioma, Okechukwuen_US
dc.contributor.authorOluwatoyin, Fasesanen_US
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Obiajulu Ulasien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T08:45:58Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T08:45:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: During an epidemic, an associated rise in mental health concerns is usually observed. The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on mental health of adults residing in Nigeria is unknown. The current study attempts to determine the prevalenceof psychological distress among adult residents in Nigeria and explore any potential risk factors. Methodology: An online survey developed with Google form was distributed to willing respondents using social media platforms between the time period of 24thof April to 30thof May 2020. Kessler psychological distress scale was used to assess for prevalence of mental health morbidity. Results: Overall, 815 adults responded to the survey, of which 344(42.2%) were males and 471(57.8%) females with a Male:Female ratio of 1:1.4. Overall, the top 3 sources of information on facts concerning COVID-19 were television (28.1%), WhatsApp (16.5%) and health care providers (14.3%), while the least source of information was the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) (0.8%). 47.3% of the respondents had psychological distress: medium risk (41.4%) and high risk (5.9%). Significant predictors include age, occupation, income, working status, and perception of how likely the respondent believe that he or she can be infected with the disease.Conclusion: A high prevalence of psychological distress was detected among adults living in Nigeria. This calls for an urgent review of the existing national protocol on the management of COVID-19 to include strategies and programs that will promptly detect and address the mental health needs of at-risk populationsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics,Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi,Anambra, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Family Medicine,Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi,Anambra State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics,University of Calabar Teaching Hospital,Calabar, Cross River State,Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics,River State University Teaching Hospital,Rivers State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBen S Carson(Snr) School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics,Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi,Anambra, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNri-Ezedi Chisom Adaobi, Chioma Phyllis Nnamani, Nonye Ijeoma Ezeh, Chioma Okechukwu, Oluwatoyin Fasesan, Thomas Obiajulu Ulasi. Psychological Distress among Residents in Nigeria during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal. 2020 Sep; 14(3): 8-21en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321-7235
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/209746
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.9734/INDJ/2020/v14i330129en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectcoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectpandemicen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectadultsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological distressen_US
dc.subjectstressen_US
dc.subjectKessleren_US
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectlockdownen_US
dc.titlePsychological Distress among Residents in Nigeria during the COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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