Public acceptance of coercive measures in Nigerian mental health care.

Background: For the first time, Nigeria has enacted a new mental health law that regulates the use of coercive measures in mental health care.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the extent to which the Nigerian public accepts the use of coercive measures in the treatment of people with mental health conditions and to understand the impact of stigma and other sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 615 adult respondents from Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.