Publications by authors named "A O Mosanya"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted higher education, leading to student hesitancy about vaccines due to prevalent myths.
- The study aimed to assess knowledge, perception, and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among undergraduate students in Enugu State, Nigeria, using a survey conducted from March to November 2023.
- Results showed that while half of the participants had good knowledge and a majority had a positive perception of the vaccine, overall acceptance was low, and factors like gender and institution influenced perceptions.
Management of oesophageal atresia (OA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TOF) in Nigeria and the West African subregion has no doubt been a very demanding task for paediatric surgeons, not necessarily due to lack of skills, but due to the significant demand on neonatal intensive care, which in our region, is often fitted with the poor infrastructure needed to make this a success. Furthermore, the use of open thoracotomy has increased this demand resulting in a significant number having severe morbidities and significant mortality rates. Hence, in our subregion, there is still a slow progression to meet up with the evolving trend of the management of this complex condition in the developed world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Increased fertility awareness can help infertile couples to achieve pregnancy.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine both the predictors and levels of fertility awareness among married Nigerian women of childbearing age.
Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional survey.
Evaluation of job satisfaction among pharmacists working in public health facilities.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm
December 2023
Background: The decline in healthcare workforce is a global trend that is alarming in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) in LMIC and many countries worldwide, pharmacists plays critical role in healthcare, many of which are not limited to patient care, research and development, health promotion. However, growing dissatisfaction among pharmacists working in public health facilities has become increasingly common and can have severe public health consequence. Job dissatisfaction ranks among the most significant factors influencing healthcare employees to seek career changes, reduce productivity, and possibly migrate to more promising opportunities, thereby posing a public health threat in the region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, practice, and barriers regarding the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) for the prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among health care providers in Enugu, Nigeria.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals (doctors, pharmacists, and nurses) in two Nigerian tertiary teaching hospitals (one federal and one state). A total of 220 questionnaires were distributed and 207 were returned (response rate: 94%) and analyzed using SPSS for inferential statistics with a level of significance of P < 0.