People living with mental disorder in Nigeria amidst COVID-19: Challenges, implications, and recommendations.

Journal: The International journal of health planning and management

Volume: 37

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  Healthy Africans Platform, Research and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria. School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, East Anglia, UK. King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. Dow International Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. Government Medical College, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.

Abstract summary 

COVID-19 has become a global public health obstacle. This disease has caused negligence on mental health institutions, decreased trust in the healthcare system and traditional and religious beliefs, and has created a widespread stigma on people living with mental health illness, specifically in Nigeria. The increase of COVID-19 cases that have exhausted the healthcare system in Nigeria have brought further negligence to people living with mental disorder, thus increasing the burden of the disease on these patients. Overall, this article considerably highlighted the need for equal accessibility to healthcare resources, as well as the requirement of proper attention and care for mental health patients in Nigeria. This article discusses the challenges that surfaced because of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with mental illness and their implications, as well as suggesting necessary actions and recommendations.

Authors & Co-authors:  Aborode Abdullahi Tunde AT Corriero Anna Chiara AC Mehmood Qasim Q Nawaz Arisha A Aayush Upadhyay Prashant P Badri Rawa R Hasan Mohammad Mehedi MM

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Ohia C, Bakarey AS, Ahmad T. COVID‐19 and Nigeria: putting the realities in context. Int J Infect Dis. 2020;95:279‐281. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32353547/
Authors :  8
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1002/hpm.3394
SSN : 1099-1751
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
COVID-19
Other Terms
COVID-19;Nigeria;equity in healthcare;mental health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England