Publications by authors named "N C Ugwunna"
Article Synopsis
- Hand hygiene is crucial in preventing the spread of harmful germs in healthcare settings, and a study was conducted to assess nurses' knowledge and practices at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH).
- The study involved 395 nurses, finding that 58.2% had moderately good knowledge of hand hygiene, but only 29.2% practiced effective hand washing.
- Key mistakes in the hand washing technique included not using a towel to turn off the faucet and inadequate cleaning of areas like fingernails and palms, with no significant differences in hand hygiene knowledge based on age.
Background: Internet addiction has negative effects on adolescents. These range from psychological and social impediments to school absenteeism.
Aim: To ascertain the pattern of Internet addiction and the factors that predict Internet addiction among secondary school adolescents in southeast Nigeria.
Helminthiasis causes iron deficiency anemia, pica, growth, and mental retardation in children. Deworming exercises are being included as part of various interventional programs to reduce the disease burden. However, the success or failure of such activities in terms of household caregivers' knowledge and practice of deworming is not usually adequately evaluated, thus this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of depression among health workers in Enugu, South East Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract
August 2015
Aims: Determination of the prevalence and distribution of depression among health workers at tertiary level of health care delivery in Enugu South East Nigeria.
Settings And Design: A cross-sectional descriptive survey of depression in health workers at tertiary level.
Subjects And Methods: By proportional quota sampling, the sample size of 309 was used.
Background: Health workers are the heart of the health system in any country and are made up of health service providers and the health support workers. The global health workforce is over 59 million and 67% of them are the service providers.
Aim: The goal of this paper is to review the most relevant papers on the retention of health workers in the underserved areas and also on how to attract and retain health workers in the rural areas.