Perceived Barriers to Help Seeking for Psychosis among Secondary School Students in Lagos, Nigeria
Adeosun Increase Ibukun, Adegbohun Abosede Adekeji, Jeje Oyetayo Oyewunmi, Bello Abidemi Olubunmi, O. Manuwa Olufikunayo
Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · pp. 153–160 · Published 27 May 2015
10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18060Abstract
Aim: To assess the barriers to help seeking for psychosis among adolescent students in Lagos Nigeria. Study Design and Methodology: Using a cross-sectional study design, 156 adolescent students attending a public co-educational secondary school in Lagos, south-West Nigeria completed a vignette-based questionnaire which assessed barriers to help-seeking for psychosis. The vignette depicted an adolescent with psychosis (schizophrenia). Results: The mean age of the participating students was 15.9 (±1.1) years and 49% were males. The most frequently reported barrier to help-seeking was stigma (42.5%). Others included illness-related barriers (23.0%), disapproval by friends/families (15.8%), negative perceptions about treatment (9.4%), preference for spiritual cure (7.2%), financial constraints (7.2%), and ‘not knowing what to do’ (5.8%). Conclusion: Potentially modifiable barriers especially stigma, disapproval by social network and misperceptions about treatment hinder help-seeking for psychosis among the studied adolescents.
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