Browsing by Author "Oyediran OO"

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    Awareness of risks associated with Self-medication among Patients attending General Out-patient Department of a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Nigeria
    (2019) Oyediran OO; Ayandiran EO; Olatubi MI; Olabode O
    Self-medication has become a common practice in many developing countries like Nigeria and mainly due to lack of access to health care, easy availability of over the counter drugs in markets and poor drug regulatory practices. The study assessed knowledge of people about the risks associated with self-medication; identify the causes of self-medication; assess the commonly misused drugs; and identify information sources for purchasing and using drugs without prescription. The study was conducted in General Outpatient Department of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria and Census was used to select the respondents. Descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted and questionnaire was used for this study. Data was analyzed by using SSPS version 22.0 while frequency tables, bar charts and chi square were used to present the data. Findings revealed that 82.3% of the respondents had high awareness of the risks associated with self-medication, high cost of treatment and previous experience were the most identified causes of self-medication. Commonly abused drugs were Analgesics and antibiotics. Major sources of information for purchasing the drugs were the pharmacy and family members while age, sex and educational were significantly associated with awareness of the risk of self-medication. The study concluded that patients had high awareness of the risks associated with self-medication, high cost of treatment and previous experience with disease accounted for the practice. It is therefore important for Nigerian government to enforcement the existing regulations against free display and sales of drugs in unauthorized places.
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    Perception of Nursing Student about Integrating Standardized Nursing Language into the Nursing Curriculum at Two Nigerian Universities
    (2020) Ojo IO; Adejumo PO; Olaogun AA; Oyediran OO
    Standardised nursing language is needed in contemporary nursing practice and education to plan, deliver and communicate the contribution of professional nursing practice to other nurses, health care providers, and health consumers. This study assessed the perception of the nursing students about integrating standardised nursing language (SNL) into the nursing curriculum; nursing students’ awareness of the SNL, differences between the institution of the participants and their perception; as well as differences between the institution of the participants and their level of awareness about SNL. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. The participants were recruited by using the convenience sampling technique. Data were collected via self-structured questionnaires whose validity and reliability had been previously ascertained. The data collected were analysed, using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20.0. Results showed that the majority of the nursing students that participated in the study were female (86.7%). Also, the majority (74.2%) were aware of SNL. While 58% had a very good perception that SNL is important and should be offered as part of their course system in the institution, only 60.6%, 13.3%, and 11.0% believed it should be offered at undergraduate, postgraduate, and other courses respectively. Further, there was no significant difference in the respondents’ institution and their perception while the respondents and their level of awareness were statistically significant, respectively.