ABSTRACT
Burnout among physicians is a global phenomenon which has been under-reported in middle and low-income economies. The importance of burn-out on the physicians' well-being, patient care and overall health care system cannot be overemphasized. In Nigeria, few studies are specific to burnout, with most of the available studies exploring psychosocial issues at physicians' workplace stress and job dissatisfaction. This present review of literature is assessing burnout among Nigerian Physicians. This review is designed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The review identified observational, review, longitudinal and experimental studies on Nigerian physicians between 1970- 2017, which have the full text in the English language. The articles were searched from online databases such as PUBMED, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), African Journals Online (AJOL) and Google Scholar by researchers. The keywords used include "Physician", "Nigeria", "burn-out" syndrome. The prevalence of 23.6% to 51.7% burnout was reported among physicians in the selected studies, with young age being a strong predictor for burnout. High burden of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment were reported in the study carried out among resident doctors who are early career doctors. The prevalence of burnout reported from these studies in Nigeria is very high, although they are within the globally reported range of physician burnout. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of information on the subject matter among Nigerian Physicians. There is a need to carry out more studies on burnout among Nigerian Physicians
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Burnout, Psychological , Nigeria , PhysiciansABSTRACT
The paper examines the knowledge; attitude and practice of weaning in 516 mothers in Ilorin Community; the capital of Kwara state of Nigeria. Women with a higher level of education and family income breastfed for a shorter period; and tended to wean earlier than the the illiterate and low income group
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Breast Feeding , Infant Nutrition , Knowledge , WeaningABSTRACT
In a 6-year prospective study of kerosine poisoning in children admitted to the Department of Paediatrics; University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH); between 1982 and 1987; 109 cases were seen. Severity of that poisoning was influenced by the type of home remedy and the interval between accident and admission. Meanwhile ways of minimizing the risk of kerosine poisoning and its attendant morbidity are debatable