Wound bed preparation using nonsurgical methods: A prospective comparative study of honey versus unripe papaya ().

Background: The rapidity of wound bed preparation is determined in part by the type of dressing agent employed. The extension phase in which the wound is characterized by the presence of sloughs and eschar and microbial invasion could be managed nonsurgically.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the rapidity of wound bed preparation using unripe papaya versus honey.

Psychological Distress among Caregivers of Children Admitted into the Children Emergency Room of a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Many caregivers experience significant psychological burden which may impact on the management of a sick child.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children admitted at the Children Emergency Room.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study among caregivers of children who were hospitalized for at least 24 hours.

Feeding behavior among health-care workers in a tertiary health institution Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Feeding behavior is an important factor in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases, which are the leading cause of death globally.

Objective: This study is aimed to investigate the feeding behaviors among health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in southeast Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey.

Clinical Correlates of Treatment Response among Patients with Schizophrenia in a Tertiary Nigerian Hospital.

A significant proportion of patients treated for schizophrenia respond poorly to medication. Few studies have systematically examined the impact of clinical characteristics of patients to antipsychotic response in our environment. The study aimed to identify clinical variables associated with response in patients with schizophrenia.

Socio-demographic correlates of treatment response among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria.

Background: Many patients with schizophrenia respond poorly to antipsychotic medication. Few studies have systematically examined the relationship of social and demographic characteristics of these patients to treatment response in our environment.

Objective: To identify the social and demographic variables associated with treatment response in patients with schizophrenia.

Relationship between religiosity, religious coping and socio-demographic variables among out-patients with depression or diabetes mellitus in Enugu, Nigeria.

Background: Religion is a powerful coping strategy. Diabetes and depression are common conditions in our environment that induce psychological distress, thus requiring coping for better outcome. Studies indicate that increased religiosity is associated with better outcome in clinical and general populations.