Background Mental health disorders (MHD) are leading causes of disabilities. Awareness of
MHD in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is crucial to both health care professionals and general …

Mental health is a public health challenge with lack of understanding, great institutional
neglect and widespread stigma in Nigeria. There is also a dearth of secondary review …

Background: There is not a lot in the literature on disability in Nigeria concerning the role
that religion, culture and beliefs play in sustaining discriminatory practices against persons …

Purpose Limited information is known from studies regarding traditional, religious, and
cultural perspectives on mental illness and the use of traditional and alternative therapies by …

Background: Cleft lip and palate (CLP) are the most common craniofacial birth impairment
and one of the most common congenital impairments in humans. Anecdotal evidence …

Background Stigma towards people with mental illness (PWMI) can result in low self-esteem
and isolation and threaten employment. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude …

METHODS: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional and comparative survey assessing
attitudinal views of health professionals (doctors, pharmacists, and nurses) regarding mental …

Background: The combination of high prevalence of mental disorders and the scarcity of
resources to care for them in sub-Saharan Africa underscores the need for good mental …

Abstract OKAFOR, Ifeoma P.; OYEWALE, Damilola V.; OHAZURIKE, Chidumga and
OGUNYEMI, Adedoyin O.. Role of traditional beliefs in the knowledge and perceptions of …

Stigma has been pointed out as a barrier to mental healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.
Among the manifestations of stigma, the use of physical restraints is condemned as a form of …