Browsing by Author "Okafor C Anita"

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    Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Primary Health Care among Nigerian Physiotherapists
    (Primary Health Care: Open Access, 2021) Okafor C Anita
    Purpose: Given the growing interest in the integration of physiotherapy into the National Primary Health Care (PHC) program in Nigeria, it is important to understand perception of physiotherapists in terms of knowledge, attitude and practice of their role in PHC. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of among Nigerian Physiotherapists Materials and Method: Sixty-one physiotherapists from Kano Metropolis were involved in this study. Questionnaire on Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) on Primary Health Care (PHC) was used to collect information on Knowledge Attitude and Practice of PHC of the participants. Results: The mean percentage scores for knowledge and attitude of PHC was 76.44% and 76.06% respectively. Out of all the participants, only 15 (24%) reported that they were involved in the practice PHC. Level of qualification have no significant association with either knowledge of PHC (χ2 = 11.52 and P = 0.401) or attitudes toward PHC (χ2 = 33.887 and P = 0.170). Years of practice have no significant association with either knowledge of PHC (χ2 =42.42 and P= 0.12) or attitude towards PHC (χ2 = 720.11 and P = 0.74). Conclusion: Physiotherapists have good knowledge and attitude towards of PHC. However very few physiotherapists are involved in the practice of PHC.
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    Low Back Pain At Work: Knowledge and Attitude of Sectional Heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan
    (African Journals of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2010-06) Okafor C Anita
    The purpose of this study was to find out the knowledge and attitude of sectional heads towards managing low back pain (LBP) at work at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was also aimed at identifying the difficulties encountered and the organizational needs required in the management of LBP at work. Twenty-nine sectional(16 male and 13 female) heads at the University Teaching Hospital participated in this cross-sectional survey. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, adapted from the Management of LBP in the Workplace Questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentages and inferential statistics of Chi square. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Twenty-six (89.7%) of the participants reported no difficulty in managing staff members with low back pain. Seventeen (58.6%) participants had poor knowledge, while 37.9% had fair to good knowledge of managing LBP at work. Twenty-two participants had a positive attitude towards managing staff members with low back pain. There was no significant association (p=0.307) between respondents’ knowledge and attitude towards managing workers with LBP. Organizing workshops for workers was the most frequently reported organizational support required for the management of LBP. Sectional heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan have poor knowledge but a positive attitude towards managing workers with LBP.