Publications by authors named "Agnes N Anarado"
Objective: Nurses' challenges in poor-resource countries like Nigeria have been understudied. This study determined nurses' perceived challenges in management of hospitalized cancer patients in a comprehensive cancer center in southeast of Nigeria.
Methods: The descriptive study included 133 registered nurses working in medical-surgical and oncology wards.
Background: Strictly adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed to achieve viral suppression. Studies have focused on HIV positive pregnant women's adherence. Factors affecting non-pregnant HIV positive women's adherence has been understudied in Enugu.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This survey examined the barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake by adult women in Nnewi, a town located in southeast Nigeria.
Methods: In this descriptive survey, data were collected data from 379women aged between 21 and 65 years using the adapted version of the Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap smear test questionnaire.
Results: The major perceived barriers to the practice of cervical cancer screening were fear of the result (2.
Aim: This study aimed to develop generic quality nursing care indicators for a low- and middle-income country's quality nursing care measurement through a modified Delphi consensus.
Design: A three-round modified Delphi process guided the items' development and acceptance consensus.
Methods: Twenty-four academic and clinical nursing experts from different parts of Nigeria participated in the Delphi rounds.
Breastfeeding is considered as the most complete nutritional source for infants because breast milk contains the essential carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and immunological factors needed for infants to thrive and resist infection in the formative first year of life. Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among women is essential when promoting optimal breastfeeding practices. This cross-sectional descriptive survey assessed knowledge and intention to practice EBF and its associated factors during pregnancy among primiparous women in selected communities in Enugu State, Nigeria.
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- The study examined how child care and domestic work impact health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in employed versus unemployed women who had normal vaginal deliveries in Southeast Nigeria.
- Employed women generally had lower HrQoL scores compared to unemployed women at three postpartum check-in points, with the lowest scores at 18 weeks postpartum.
- Factors such as higher education and personal income were associated with better HrQoL, while employed women faced more challenges in physical health, especially as they got older, unless they had a higher education.
Background/aim: Clinical training is an integral part of professional nursing education as it equips students with the required knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed for optimal practice in real-life situations. Inappropriate professional attributes have been observed among nursing graduates, while challenges to acquisition of clinical skills have been understudied in Nigeria.
Purpose: This study investigated system factors related to the provision of infrastructure/equipment, training/supervisory activities, and students' factors that may hinder clinical training of nursing students in two selected institutions in Southeastern Nigeria.
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- The study focuses on the burden faced by informal caregivers of cancer patients at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, highlighting that many caregivers are young, predominantly female, and face significant physical, psychological, and financial burdens.
- Caregivers reported high levels of severe (46.2%) and moderate (36.2%) burden, with psychological and social issues being the most impactful.
- The findings suggest that the burden increases with the duration of caregiving, and recommend interventions like education and support services to help alleviate these challenges.
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- The study examined the attitudes of cancer patients in southeast Nigeria regarding their need for cancer information and what was communicated to them by physicians.
- Out of 244 participants, 95% wanted to know their diagnosis, but only 76.7% were informed; nearly 54% preferred to know about a poor prognosis, yet only 1.8% received that information.
- Findings indicate that education level and cancer site influenced disclosure success, suggesting that doctors should adapt their communication strategies to better meet patients' informational needs.
Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
BMC Complement Altern Med
September 2007
Background: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by cancer patients is very common and varies between populations. The referenced English literature has no local study from Africa on this subject. This study was conducted to define the prevalence, pattern of use, and factors influencing the use of CAM by cancer patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu (UNTH-E), Nigeria
Method: Face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaire were used to determine the use of CAM by cancer patients.