Antecedent factors relating to the adoption of vasectomy among married men in peri-urban communities of Ibadan, Nigeria
July 2016
Vasectomy is a method of family planning which is quite acceptable in many developed countries of the world. However, in most African countries, there are still existing barriers to its adoption by married men. This study was therefore designed to explore the antecedent factors related to the adoption of vasectomy among married men in eight (8) peri-urban communities of Ibadan, Nigeria. Four hundred and thirty one men...
Final year nursing students’ self-reported understanding of the relevance of bioscience
May 2016
Student nurses’ competence in applying bioscience to practice is under-researched in South Africa. This paper reports on two objectives of a longer study: (1) to describe final year nursing students’ self-reported depth of understanding of six bioscience subjects; and (2) their perceptions of relevance of the bioscience subjects to their practice using descriptions of personal critical incidents and picture...
Physical activity in pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review
April 2016
Earlier studies conducted in Africa have generally generated evidence that women in low income countries have a high physical workload that is sustained during pregnancy. This high physical workload was believed to contribute to the high incidence of low birth weight. However, there are only few published studies on physical activity among pregnant women in low-income countries, and most have been based on...
Maternal satisfaction regarding quality of nursing care during labor and delivery in Sulaimani teaching hospital
March 2016
For many women, labour and childbirth is a time of excitement and anticipation alongside uncertainty, anxiety, fear and pain. The memories and experiences of childbirth remain with the woman throughout her life. Clearly, the support and care they receive during this period is critical. The study aims to assess quality of nursing care offered during intrapartum and postpartum periods, patient satisfaction with care...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses’ on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) in State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State
February 2016
Pregnant women living with human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) infection are at risk of transmitting HIV to their babies. Most of this transmission occurs during pregnancy, labour and delivery and during breast feeding. The nurse/midwife as a change agent has an important role to play in ensuring prevention of mother to child transmission. Effective and efficient performance of this role by nurses is predicated on their...
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness practices among pregnant women in rural communities of Eastern Ethiopia
January 2016
Key elements of the birth plan package include recognition of danger signs. Although there are some studies on birth preparedness and complication readiness in Ethiopia; most of them studied women attending antenatal care. Moreover, there is no data on the eastern part of the country where the culture is more liberal and cash crop is the mainstay of the livelihood. This study explored the association between knowledge...
Experiences of critical care nurses regarding the utilization of enrolled nurses as relief staff in critical care units in the private sector
December 2015
Most critical care units in private healthcare in South Africa are staffed below maximum workload levels and additional staff is supplemented when needed. The additional staff often consists of enrolled nurses. In South African context, the enrolled nurse is a person who is trained to perform basic nursing care and works under direct or indirect supervision of the registered nurse. The aim of this study was to explore...
Development of performance indicators of nurse practitioners in basic medical care: Applying second order confirmatory factor analysis
November 2015
This study aimed to develop the performance indicators of nurse practitioners (NPs) in basic medical care in Thailand. This research was conducted in 2 steps: the 1st step was to establish performance indicators of NPs in basic medical care by interviewing seven experts and six stakeholders about basic medical care; the 2nd step was to validate the basic medical care performance indicators of NPs by questioning NPs...
The effectiveness of the intervention of “Sehat Umakna Sehat Anakna†towards improving the behavior, knowledge and attitude of pregnant mother towards maternal and neonatal care in Mandailing Natal, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
November 2015
Behavior that can influence the status of public health cannot be separated from the culture of the community itself and family habit in a treatment. Mandailing Natal (Madina) district is one of the regions with high maternal and child mortality rate, and the life of the community is very much influenced by their tradition and culture. This is a quasi-experimental study with an intervention in the form of involving the...
Reproductive health providers’ willingness to provide comprehensive abortion services and knowledge of the abortion law in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November 2015
In Ethiopia, the maternal mortality ratio is 676/100,000 live births with complications from unsafe abortion being the leading cause. The current study was conducted to assess the knowledge of reproductive health practitioners of the law governing abortion in Ethiopia, the willingness of providers to perform abortion procedures, and current comprehensive abortion care (CAC) practice patterns of physicians, midwives, and...
Factors influencing nurses' use of risk assessment scale for preventing pressure ulcer among patients in National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu State, South Eastern, Nigeria
October 2015
Preventing pressure ulcer has been a nursing concern for many years. The use of risk assessment scales to predict the development of pressure ulcer before it occurs is essential. This study aimed at examining factors that influence the nurses' use of risk assessment scales for predicting pressure ulcer among patients of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was...
The perceived social support and its relationship with some of the demographic characteristics in Primigravida pregnant women
September 2015
Though a joyful event for most women, pregnancy is often a stressful period both physically and mentally, and pregnant women need social support from husband, family, friends, health professionals, and other important people in order to facilitate, adapt with, and obtain mental balance. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between perceived social supports and some demographic characteristics...
Knowledge of women attending a primary health care (PHC) center concerning hygiene during their menstrual period
August 2015
One critical area is menstrual hygiene and management, which is absent from much of the discourse, policy and practice in keeping a woman’s private part clean. The objectives of this study were to identify women’s information about menstrual hygiene management, and to explore the association between some socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics with knowledge. A descriptive study on the knowledge of...
Factors influencing perception of pain among clients attending a Nigeria teaching hospital
August 2015
This study examined the factors influencing the perception of pain among clients attending the pain and palliative care unit of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. The population comprised of various clients with terminal illnesses such as cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), severe heart or kidney failure etc who experience pain, and attending the unit for treatment and follow-up care. Random...
Pattern of computer usage and visual acuity among computer users at National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
July 2015
Computerized jobs are more sedentary as it requires more cognitive processing and mental attention. Besides, to put computers into operation for many tasks in tandem means that the operator would necessarily sit before visual display terminal of computers screen within a very restricted posture range. This could have deteriorative effects on the eyes. Hence, this study investigated the pattern of computer use in...
Euthanasia: A fight for respect and autonomy
June 2015
This study discusses an ethical dilemma on “Euthanasia”. The purpose of this study is to analyze the ethical controversies associated with euthanasia. This study will present an in-depth analysis of a clinical scenario with regard to the concept of health-related quality of life, patient’s autonomy, and other legal, social, and religious perspectives. A four quadrant approach is performed to analyze...
Systematic bladder scanning identifies more women with postpartum urinary retention than diagnosis by clinical signs and symptoms
June 2015
This study aims to determine if systematic use of bladder scan accurately identifies more women with postpartum urinary retention compared with diagnosis using clinical signs and symptoms, alone. A prospective, quasi experimental study was performed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden. A total of 252 women participated in this study; they were women who gave...
Process of children´s organ donation: Factors that intervene in the communication of the healthcare provider
May 2015
The possibility of providing aid to individuals through the process of organ donation, so that they may continue living, is an initiative based on altruism and solidarity. The aim of this study is to describe the factors that intervene in the communication of the health care provider with the parents of brain dead children. We have selected papers and information from Web of Science, CINAHL, Science Direct (Elsevier),...
Client’s satisfaction with family planning services and associated factors among family planning users in Hossana Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: Facility-based cross-sectional study
May 2015
Client satisfaction is considered as one of the desired outcomes of health care and it is directly related with utilization of health services. It reflects the gap between the expected and the experience of the service from the client’s point of view. The objective of this study was to assess clients’ satisfaction with family planning services and associated factors. Facility-based cross-sectional study that...
Using a task analysis to strengthen nursing and midwifery pre-service education in Malawi
May 2015
The Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (NMCM) has engaged in significant efforts to reform nursing and midwifery pre-service education in Malawi. To that end NMCM decided to revise and strengthen existing syllabi and curricula for nurse midwifery cadres, starting with the nurse midwife technician (NMT). In an attempt to make evidence-based decisions for syllabus revision, NMCM conducted a task analysis to assess how...
Affective competency of Filipino nurses working in the hospitals of Taif City Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
April 2015
This study aims to investigate the affective competency of Filipino nurses working in five hospitals of Taif City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET) Kit was used. The strength of self-efficacy perceptions of the nurses within the affective constructs shows that the five highest scores shows their own cultural heritage and belief systems, difference within their own cultural group, their...
Knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses toward pressure ulcer prevention in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, North-Eastern, Nigeria
April 2015
Pressure ulcers are areas of localized injury to the skin, underlying tissue or both, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure or in combination with shear. They are common problem in health care and represent a significant burden on patients, their relatives and caregivers. Pressure ulcer prevention is of the quality indicators to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcer in acute care setting. The study...
“I am very much afraid of its side effects by listening to what people sayâ€: Reasons Ghanaian women do not use contraception
April 2015
There is a large unmet need for contraception in Ghana, despite many forms of family planning being highly available and a near universal knowledge of contraception among Ghanaian women. This study sought to qualitatively investigate reasons for low-use of contraception in Ghana. Interviews were conducted with 18 women being treated for complications resulting from unsafe abortions to ascertain their views on...
Knowledge and attitude of men about vasectomy as a method of family planning among married men working in Babcock University, Ogun state, Nigeria
March 2015
This study investigated the level of knowledge and attitude of married male workers about vasectomy and also the factors influencing the attitude of married men working in Babcock University towards vasectomy. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 200 participants from the academic and administrative work divisions of the University and a self-constructed questionnaire was administered and 150 were...
Health of women with inflammatory bowel disease: Coping with challenges from pregnancy to child rearing
March 2015
For women with irritable bowel disease (IBD), leading a healthy life during the perinatal period is important because it may affect their quality of life and motherhood. However, little attention has been paid to their challenges and the methods of coping with them. This study therefore aims to explore the challenges women with IBD face and the methods of coping with them during the perinatal period from their...
Dearth of literature on barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care in Nigeria: Findings from a literature review
February 2015
The literature review was conducted to review barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care in the world. The literature search highlighted a dearth of literature in Nigeria on barriers to provision of psychiatric nursing care, highlighting a gap in knowledge base that needs to be filled. The aim of publishing this literature review is to fill the gap in knowledge highlighted. The literature review was discussed...
Adolescents’ perception of career choice of nursing among selected secondary schools in Jos, Nigeria
February 2015
The main purpose of this study was to examine the adolescents’ perception and choice of nursing as a career in senior secondary schools, and to determine factors that may influence their choice and perception. The study was conducted in four selected schools in Jos metropolis. Each of these schools is unique in features. They include: two government secondary schools (urban and rural) and two private secondary...
Mothers’ validation of midwives care in the management of labour pain in Plateau State, Nigeria
January 2015
One of the major determinants of maternal satisfaction in labour is adequate pain relief or rather the woman being able to cope with the pain. Since midwives are the major health care providers attending to women in labour, this study explored women’s validation of the care midwives provide in the management of labour pain in Plateau state Nigeria using a descriptive cross sectional design. Women (n=126) were...
The reasons of rising trend of cesarean section rate year after year. A retrospective study
January 2015
Cesarean section is a surgical procedure which allows the child to birth through uterus incision. Cesarean birth is a procedure that gives resolve problems such as maternal and fetal complications. To study the incidence of cesarean birth, 1982 to 2000 with 2011 to 2013 years were compared to determine indications that contribute to the trend of the increasing number of cesarean deliveries. We studied the clinical...
Crying newborns: The colic and reflux situation in New Zealand as depicted by online questionnaire
December 2014
Infantile colic is prevalent among newborns and typically defined in terms of repeated bouts of inconsolable crying occurring several days of the week. There appears no universal cause for colic and none of the multifarious behavioural, dietary and pharmaceutical treatments are of benefit in all cases. This study collected data from 154 New Zealand parents with colicky and reflux infants by online...
Perception and willingness to participate in midwives service scheme amongst nursing and midwifery students in Southwestern Nigeria
December 2014
The Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) was implemented to reverse the poor trends in maternal mortality in Nigeria over the past decade. However, little is known about the acceptance of the scheme amongst nursing and midwifery students who are key to ensuring success of the program. The study assessed the awareness, knowledge, perception and willingness to participate in the Midwives Service Scheme in all nursing and...
Prevalence and predictors of needle stick injury among nurses in public hospitals of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
November 2014
Healthcare professionals may encounter infectious microorganisms while providing health care for patients predominantly following percutaneous needle stick injuries. Approximately 3 million percutaneous exposures to blood borne pathogens occur annually among healthcare workers worldwide. However, to what extent does this problem occur among nurses in public hospitals of Jimma Zone is not known. A cross-sectional study...
Psychological effects and experiences of menopausal women in a rural community in Niger Delta region of Nigeria
October 2014
Menopause is a period of natural physiologic adaptation which occurs in women when the finite numbers of ovarian follicles are depleted due to decreased levels of reproductive hormones. This decrease in reproductive hormone levels may be mild and present with no obvious disturbances in some women while in others, severe and unbearable health and psychological challenges may demand medical intervention. This study is...
Community participation in teenage pregnancy prevention using the community-as-partner model
October 2014
The study explored community perceptions and experiences of the stakeholder’s role in teenage pregnancy prevention, using the community-as-partner model. The study was contextual with an exploratory strategy. The research design is both qualitative and quantitative designs. The sample size for the study was determined by saturation of data and consisted of 75 participants who were teenagers, parents, teachers,...
What helps? A description of experiences of support among primiparous women with fear of childbirth: An interview study
September 2014
Fear of childbirth is described as a major problem for many women as this has a negative effect for both the women and the babies. Health care professionals need to be able to offer these women adequate support which could be important for primiparous women. The aim of this study was to describe what primiparous women experience as support in coping with their fear of childbirth. A qualitative, inductive...
Assessment of adult patients’ satisfaction and associated factors with nursing care in Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia; institutional based cross sectional study, 2012
August 2014
Patient satisfaction has been used as an indicator to measure the quality of health care provided by nurses. Moreover, patient satisfaction is one of the ultimate validators of effectiveness and quality of care. The purpose of this study was to assess adult inpatient satisfaction and associated factors of nursing care in Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. An institutional based cross sectional study...
Socio-economic challenges of parents of children with neurological disorders: A hospital-based study in North West Nigeria
August 2014
Parents of children with neurological disorders face several socio-economic challenges in nurturing them. Experiences of parents in the study area have not been explored. This descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to investigate socio-economic challenges faced by parents of children with neurological dysfunctions. Paediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria,...
Women's satisfaction with hospital-based intrapartum care: A Jordanian study
July 2014
Exploring patient satisfaction can contribute to quality maternity care but is not routinely conducted in many Middle Eastern countries. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with satisfaction during labor and birth among Jordanian women using a descriptive cross-sectional design. Women (n=298) were recruited from four maternal and child health centers in Al-Mafraq city, Jordan. Participants...
Quality issues in midwifery: A critical analysis of midwifery in Nigeria within the context of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) global standards
July 2014
Advances in health care system are a challenge to the professional midwife in the quality of midwifery workforce. The three pillars of quality midwifery workforce need to meet the changing health needs of both the rural and modern highly industrialized society. Insisting on the traditional ways of doing things in midwifery seems inadequate in meeting these challenges. New and creative approaches are needed if midwifery...
Expert midwives’ experiences of security in their professional practice: I’m the captain of a jet
April 2014
Obstetric units have become larger, with patients being knowledgeable and demanding. Also, established team works at maternity wards require that midwives are secure in their role. A descriptive study with a phenomenological approach was used. A maternity unit in a hospital located in Western Sweden was chosen. Five expert midwives with vast experience of obstetric care who worked in a maternity unit were interviewed....
Spontaneous abortion among women admitted into gynaecology wards of three selected hospitals in Maiduguri, Nigeria
April 2014
Abortion is considered not only a major reproductive health matter, but also as a health risk factor for mothers’ well-being which also threaten mother’s lives and comfort. This study seeks to assess the incidence of abortion with particular reference to factors responsible for spontaneous abortion among women admitted into gynaecology wards of three selected hospitals in Maiduguri, Borno State, from January...
The eating experiences of patients hospitalized in a muscular dystrophy ward in Japan: A phenomenological study
January 2014
The aim of this study was to explore the life experiences of patients hospitalized in a muscular dystrophy ward in Japan, with particular focus on their eating experiences. Participant observation and unstructured interviews were conducted, and data analyzed by employing Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology. Nine patients agreed to participate in this study, although only five were included in the analysis. The...
Awareness and barriers to utilization of maternal health care services among reproductive women in Amassoma community, Bayelsa State
January 2014
Nigeria is on the verge of not meeting the fifth millennium development goals of improving maternal health due to a high maternal mortality rate which is estimated to be 630 women per 100,000 live births and lack of utilization of maternal health care services is a major contributing factor. Hence, the study was designed to explore awareness and barriers to the utilization of maternal health care services among...
Demographic characteristics of women on the utilization of Maternal Health Services at Abakaliki Urban
December 2013
The study investigated the effect of maternal age, maternal occupation, parity, number of living children and husbands’ educational level on the utilization of maternal health services in Abakaliki urban. A total of 1324 women were randomly selected from different parts of the area. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used for data collection. The results show that maternal age, parity and number of living...
The partograph: A labour management tool or a midwifery record?
December 2013
A partograph is a graphical presentation of a woman’s progress of labour. Once the woman has true signs of labour, the midwife initiates the use of the partograph to record her findings. The partograph was endorsed and modified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) between 1990 and 2000 to monitor the fetal and maternal wellbeing during the active stage of labour. Monitoring help the midwives and the mother in...
Roles of nurses in Sub-Saharan African region
November 2013
The objective of this study was to create a model of nursing practice in Sub-Saharan Africa based on population needs, current practice and expectations of stakeholders. A three component study was done in eight sub-Saharan countries to ascertain (1) the health needs and the burden of disease in these countries, as well as evaluating the structure of their health systems; (2) the views on nursing functions held by...
Exclusive breastfeeding and related antecedent factors among lactating mothers in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria
November 2013
This study explored the antecedent factors influencing the practice of exclusive breast feeding (EBF) among lactating mothers in Ayete, a rural community in Southwest Nigeria. A three-stage random sampling technique was used to select 410 mothers of newborns and infants less than six months from households. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire which included a 14-point knowledge scale was used for data collection....
Strategies for achieving the fourth and fifth millenium development goals in Nigeria: Nursing perspective
September 2013
Nigeria as a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration has been making concerted effort to actualize these human development goals. She has put some strategies in place to specifically address the issue of health-related MDGs, especially MDGs 4 and 5. This paper therefore, reviewed some of the strategies put in place in order to achieve the fourth and fifth MDGs in Nigeria. Key...
Symphysis-fundal height at term: A new birth weight predictive equation
September 2013
There is clinical utility in having a simple and low-cost method of predicting birth weight. To identify abnormal fetal growth, in fact, can reduce the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. A longitudinal observational cohort study, including 1034 low-risk singleton pregnancies at term, was performed at the Division of Prenatal Medicine, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy) to derive a...
Nursing informatics: A key to improving nursing practice in Nigeria
August 2013
Nursing informatics is a new nursing specialty in Nigeria; even though it was approved by the American Nurses Association in 1992 as a recognized specialty and has since been growing. The building blocks of this specialty are nursing, information and computer sciences. These three combined provide the knowledge base of nursing informatics. Expanded roles and technology are being incorporated into the domain...
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