COVID-19 Infected Staff during the First Wave at General Out-Patient Clinic of Barau Dikko University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna: Brief Communication.

COVID 19 viral infection is a rapidly spreading droplets infection that has a global impact. Kaduna is one of the states in Nigeria with a high number of COVID-19 infected individuals. Some staff of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna (BDTH) were infected with COVID-19 during the initial period of the pandemic. Most of the infected staff were from the General Out-Patient Clinic (GOPC), as it was the only Department with up to 11 staff infected during this initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic. This had led to the temporary closure of the Department. The aim of this paper is to characterize the GOPC Staff that tested positive to COVID-19 following previous contact with COVID-19 patients that were seen at the GOPC during the first wave of the pandemic. This is with the view to consider GOPC staff as high risk and frontline health workers for COVID 19. It was a retrospective study, and data were collected from the record of all the staff of the GOPC who were traced to have had contact with the COVID-19 positive patients and were also tested positive. Eleven (34%) out of the 32 staff were infected with COVID-19 at the GOPC. Only 1 staff was above 50 years. Most of them had mild symptoms and had side effects from the antiviral drugs. Staff of the GOPC are at risk of COVID-19 infection and should be considered frontline workers for COVID-19.

L'infection virale COVID 19 est une infection par gouttelettes à propagation rapide qui a un impact mondial. Kaduna est l'un des États du Nigéria comptant un nombre élevé de personnes infectées par le COVID-19. Certains membres du personnel de l'hôpital universitaire Barau Dikko de Kaduna (BDTH) ont été infectés par le COVID-19 au cours de la période initiale de la pandémie. La plupart du personnel infecté provenait de la Clinique générale de consultation externe (GOPC), car c'était le seul département avec jusqu'à 11 membres du personnel infectés au cours de cette période initiale de la pandémie de COVID-19. Cela a conduit à la fermeture temporaire du département. Le but de cet article est de caractériser le personnel du GOPC qui a été testé positif au COVID-19 à la suite de contacts antérieurs avec des patients COVID-19 qui ont été vus au GOPC pendant la première vague de la pandémie. Ceci dans le but de considérer le personnel du GOPC comme des agents de santé à haut risque et de première ligne pour COVID 19. Il s'agissait d'une étude rétrospective, et les données ont été collectées à partir du dossier de tout le personnel du GOPC qui a été identifié comme ayant été en contact avec le COVID -19 patients positifs et ont également été testés positifs. Onze (34%) des 32 employés ont été infectés par COVID-19 au GOPC. Seul 1 membre du personnel avait plus de 50 ans. La plupart d'entre eux présentaient des symptômes bénins et des effets secondaires des médicaments antiviraux. Le personnel du GOPC est à risque d'infection au COVID-19 et doit être considéré comme un travailleur de première ligne pour le COVID-19 Mots-clés: Covid 19, Personnels, GOPC.

Association between Family Function and Psychological Wellbeing among Infertile Women. Attending Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Kaduna, North Western Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: Infertility could be a life crisis with a wide range of social, emotional and psychological problems. This study aimed to contribute towards improving the health outcomes of infertile women by determining the association between family function and psychological wellbeing amongst infertile women. METHODS: This was a cross sectional study conducted at the YDMH, Kaduna. The participants were 254 women who presented to the gynecology clinic. Perceived Family APGAR assessment tool was used to determine the level of family function. Their psychological well-being was determined by administering the GHQ-12 instrument. Data was analysed using the EPI-INFO statistical package. RESULTS: Most participants were Hausas (70.1%), Muslims (91.7%), and unemployed (52.8%) with an average monthly income of less than N20,000 (73.6%). Most were within the age group of 25-30 years (40.2%), and from monogamous families (70.1%) with most families having 0-5 children (89.4%). Most participants, 110(43.3%) were from functional families, 89(35.0%) from moderately dysfunctional families and 55(21.7%) from highly dysfunctional families. There was a significant association between family function and psychological distress (p-value=0.000 and 2=67.742). CONCLUSION: Adequate family function reduces stress and improves the psychological wellbeing of infertile women.

CONTEXTE: L'infertilité pourrait être une crise de la vie avec un large gamme de problèmes sociaux, émotionnels et psychologiques. Cette étude visant à contribuer à l'amélioration de la santé les résultats des femmes infertiles en déterminant l'association entre fonction familiale et bien-être psychologique les femmes infertiles. MÉTHODES: Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale menée à la YDMH, Kaduna. Les participants étaient 254 femmes qui présenté à la clinique de gynécologie. Famille perçue APGAR outil d'évaluation a été utilisé pour déterminer le niveau de la famille une fonction. Leur bien-être psychologique était déterminé par administrer l'instrument GHQ-12. Les données ont été analysées en utilisant le progiciel statistique EPI-INFO. RÉSULTATS: La plupart des participants étaient haoussas (70,1%), musulmans (91,7%) et au chômage (52,8%) avec une moyenne mensuelle revenu inférieur à 20 000 N (73,6%). La plupart étaient dans le tranche d'âge de 25 à 30 ans (40,2%) et de monogame familles (70,1%), la plupart des familles ayant entre 0 et 5 enfants (89,4%). La plupart des participants, 110 (43,3%) provenaient familles, 89 (35,0%) de familles modérément dysfonctionnelles et 55 (21,7%) issus de familles très dysfonctionnelles. Il y avait une association significative entre la fonction familiale et détresse psychologique (valeur p = 0,000 et 2 = 67,742). CONCLUSION: Une fonction familiale adéquate réduit le stress et améliore le bien-être psychologique des femmes infertiles. MOTS CLÉS: Fonction familiale, bien-être psychologique, femmes stériles, nord-ouest du Nigéria.

Factors influencing health seeking behaviour among residents of Basawa community, Sabon Gari l.G.A. Kaduna State, Nigeria

Background: The health of the citizenry is crucial to the growth and development of any nation. Nigeria is riddled with poor health indices ranging from maternal mortality to infant mortality rates. It has been established that health-seeking behaviour has a strong influence on health status, morbidity and mortality indices of a society. It also drives utilisation of health services and is affected by predisposing, enabling and need factors. This study assessed the factors influencing health-seeking behaviour among residents of Basawa community, Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in September 2017 among 125 residents of Basawa community selected by systematic sampling technique. Data was collected using asemi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analysed with SPSS version 21. The results were presented as tables and charts among others. Level of statistical significance was set at p <0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 42±10 years. Majority of the respondents were male (60.8%) and married (90.4%). About two-thirds of the respondents delayed for more than 24 hours before seeking healthcare. Long waiting time (55.2%), the attitude of health workers (22.4%) and the high cost of drugs (22.4%) were given as barriers to health care utilisation. High cost of services, type and severity of illness and attitude of health care workers are the main determinants of health-seeking behaviour. There was a statistically significant relationship between education, monthly income and delay in seeking health care. Conclusion: The study showed several factors that influence health care seeking behaviour. In view of the multifactorial determinants of health-care seeking behaviour, there is need for health workers to be trained and retrained to improve on their attitude, and the provision of community-based social health insurance scheme by the government among others