Integrating physiotherapy into primary health care in Nigeria: Perceptions of primary health care practitioners.

The perception of Primary Health Care (PHC) practitioners about integrating physiotherapy into PHC in Nigeria is still unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitude of PHC practitioners in Nigeria regarding the integration of physiotherapy into PHC. The participants in this cross-sectional study were 183 PHC practitioners (physicians, nurses, and community health workers).

Relationships Between Community Reintegration and Clinical and Psychosocial Attributes in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury in a Nigerian City.

The bio-psychosocial model for comprehensive understanding of community reintegration among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) varies across communities. Yet, information about community reintegration in Nigeria is not available. To investigate the association between community reintegration and clinical and psychosocial attributes among Nigerians with SCI.

Utilization of physiotherapy in the continuum of stroke care at a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Objectives: To investigate the pattern of referral for and utilisation of physiotherapy in the continuum of stroke care at a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Methods: Referral notes and medical records of patients admitted in the University College Hospital, Ibadan with a clinical diagnosis of stroke between January, 2009 and December, 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Information on age, sex, type of stroke, length of hospital stay, referral for physiotherapy and utilisation of physiotherapy were retrieved.