Access to healthcare services for people with non-communicable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ibadan, Nigeria: a qualitative study.

Background: Desirable outcomes for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are achieved when they access routine monitoring and care services. Expectedly, the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted access to healthcare services, leading to poor health outcomes among people with NCDs. We aimed to [1] explore the delays in accessing healthcare services and [2] understand alternative actions adopted by people with NCDs to overcome these delays.

Family-integrated diabetes education for individuals with diabetes in South-west Nigeria.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of family-integrated diabetes education on diabetes knowthe ledge of patients and family members, as well as its impact on patients' glycosylated haemoglobin (A1C).

Design: The design was a two-group Pretest Posttest quasi-experimental.

Setting: The study took place at the diabetes clinics of two tertiary hospitals in southwestern Nigeria.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerians living with non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study.

Objectives: The discovery and subsequent manufacture of various types of COVID-19 vaccines were considered a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines warranted vulnerable populations such as people living with chronic non-communicable diseases and the elderly to be prioritised for vaccination. Nevertheless, the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines among these populations was suboptimal.

COVID-19 Vaccine Attitude and Its Predictors Among People Living With Chronic Health Conditions in Ibadan, Nigeria.

To assess vaccination attitude and its associated factors among people with chronic health conditions. In this cross-sectional study, participants were 423 patients with chronic medical conditions. Data were collected on socio-demographic and COVID-19-related characteristics, Open Data Kit software.

Caregivers' perception of the quality of nursing care in child health care services of the University College Hospital, Nigeria.

The health care system has increasingly emphasized consumers' satisfaction in developing models of health care quality. Among health professionals, nurses spend more time with patients, hence, the measure of consumers' perception of quality nursing care is crucial. Children are vulnerable and unable to effectively express their views; hence, their caregivers often serve as their decision makers.

Psychological state, family functioning and coping strategies among undergraduate students in a Nigerian University during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Introduction: The curtailment of social gatherings and the lack of online academic engagement during the COVID-19 lockdown could have potentially damaging effects on the psychological state of university students in Nigerian public universities. This study examined the prevalence of anxiety and depression, including associated factors and coping methods, among undergraduate students.

Methods: This cross-sectional study, which involved 386 undergraduate students, was assigned approval number UI/EC/20/0242.

A survey on patients' characteristics, perception of family support and diabetes self-management among type 2 diabetes patients in South-West Nigeria.

Aim: To determine the association between patients' characteristics, perception of family support and diabetes self-management (DSM) behaviours among type 2 diabetes patients.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used and data were collected between July-September 2016. The study is part of a larger quasi-experimental study.