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Psychiatric morbidity among undergraduate students of university of Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

O. Buhari ,
A.J. Ogunmodede ,
O. Bolarinwa ,
O. Adegunloye ,
A. Adegoke  and
R. Oguntayo
O. Buhari*
Affiliation:
Dept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & University OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, Nigeria
A.J. Ogunmodede
Affiliation:
Dept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, Nigeria
O. Bolarinwa
Affiliation:
Department Of Epidemiology And Community Health, Faculty Of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin/ University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, ilorin, Nigeria
O. Adegunloye
Affiliation:
Dept Of Behavioural Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN & University OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, Nigeria
A. Adegoke
Affiliation:
Department Of Counseling Education, University of Ilorin, ilorin, Nigeria
R. Oguntayo
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychology, university of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The Nigerian tertiary education system admits mostly teenagers and young adults from different ethno-religious and family backgrounds, some of whom may have inherent risks and predisposition to mental illness. They then undergo stressful conditions related to the university life such as long durations of lectures, over-crowding, and lack of social amenities, haphazard lecture schedules as well as incessant industrial strike actions of academic and non- academic staff. In spite of these, there appears to be few studies on the burden of emotional and mental disorders among Nigerian University students, and none was cited suggesting interventions that may be appropriate.

Objectives

The objectives of the study is to determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and its associated factors among undergraduate students of Univesity of Ilorin

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using multi staged systematic randomization. A self-administered socidemographic questionnaire and the 12 item general health questionnaire (GHQ -12) was administered on 3,300 students.

Results

Psychiatric morbidity was found to be 23.6% of the 3179 analyzable returned questionnaires. Factors found to be significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity included female gender, relationship with parents, parental employment status and family structure. Students on scholarship were more likely to have mental illness. Other associated factors include whether course of study was the preferred one and relationships with peers and lecturers on campus. About 46.6% of the students were willing to have internet based mental health intervention programmes.

Conclusions

The data obtained from this study is relevant for the formation of mental health promotion and prevention programs on our campus.

Disclosure

this study is part of the first phase of a three phase study. it aims to explore the factors associated with psychiatric morbidity among University student as a precursor for determining appropriate mental health interventions. it was partly funded by the

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psychiatric morbidityundergraduate students
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S121
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