Contraceptive knowledge is vital to promoting youth health. It has been proven to lower the high rates of unwanted pregnancies, and STIs including HIV/AIDS. The aim of the study was to examine the level of contraceptive knowledge and use among youths in Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objectives: The level of psychological distress among awaiting-trial inmates is rapidly increasing in Nigeria. Studies have recommended increasing attention and additional psychological intervention that could improve the psychological wellbeing of prisoners. This study evaluates the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on psychological distress among awaiting-trial prison inmates in Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Empirical studies indicated that job-related stress is threatening the well-being of Nigerian public workers. The objective of this investigation was to examine the impact of REOHC for improving work-stress management among Staff of Nigeria Police Force in southeast Nigeria.
Method: This is a pretest-posttest control group design study with follow-up.
Objective: This study examined the effects of music therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on social anxiety in a sample of schooling adolescents in south-east Nigeria.
Methods: We adopted a randomized controlled trial design involving a treatment group and a waiting-list control group. A total of 155 schooling adolescents served as the study sample.
Background/objective: Evidence showed that reoffending habits are increasing among offenders with violent sexual behaviors. Given the recidivism rates, a psychotherapeutic intervention becomes imperative. This study examined the efficacy of prison-based cognitive behavioral rehabilitation intervention (PCBRI) on violent sexual behaviors among sex offenders in Nigerian prisons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anxiety is a common disorder which refers to a significant and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations. This study investigated the impacts of cognitive-behavioral intervention on anxiety and depression among undergraduate students enrolled in social science education programs at public universities in the Southeast Nigeria.
Methods: Participants were 55 undergraduate students enrolled in social science education programs at public universities in the Southeast Nigeria.