A Meta-Analysis of Ukrainian and other European Women’s Psychological Well-Being Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 (Published)
The meta-analysis described in this paper examined the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 on Ukrainian and other European women’s psychological well-being because the largest number of Ukrainians who were internally or externally displaced from their homes and communities as a result of the Russian invasion are women. The World Health Organization-Five Item Well-Being Index was the psychological health measure in all the studies in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis included 7 samples of Ukrainian and other European women (N = 111,438), 36 samples of non-European women residing in world regions not directly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine (N = 7,852), and six samples of non-European refugees and asylum seekers residing in different European countries (N = 1,857). The main focus of analysis was the psychological well-being of internally and externally displaced Ukrainian women compared to (a) nondisplaced Ukrainian women, (b) non-European refugee women displaced in different European countries, (c) European women in different regions of Europe, and (d) women residing in other world regions (Latin America and Caribbean, Oceania and South Pacific, and North America). Results showed that the Ukrainian women displaced from their homes and communities had the lowest WHO-5 well-being scores compared to all other European women, including nondisplaced Ukrainian women, and women in other world regions. Results also showed that the WHO-5 well-being scores of non-European refugee women displaced in different European countries were more attenuated compared to all other samples except the displaced Ukrainian women. Secondary analyses yielded inconclusive evidence that European women’s psychological well-being was negatively affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Keywords: Internally Displaced Persons, Psychological well-being, Russian invasion, Ukrainian refugees, Women, meta-analysis, war
Knowledge and Attitude towards Violence against Women among Male Health Workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo-State (Published)
Citation: Mayowa Opeyemi Adekola, Joseph Oyeniyi Aina, Mary Ayodeji Gbenga-Epebinu (2022) Knowledge and Attitude towards Violence against Women among Male Health Workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo-State, International Journal of Health and Psychology Research, Vol.10, No.1, pp.1-17
Abstract: The research examined of knowledge and attitude towards violence against women among male health workers in Akure South Local Government Area, Akure, Ondo State. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive research design. A sample size of 191 respondents was determined using Cochran formula. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 191 respondents from the population. A validated questionnaire was used with a Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency ranging from 0.75 to 0.78 respectively. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 27 to generate summaries of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics at p=0.01. Findings from the research show that 59% of the respondents have poor knowledge of violence against women while 41% of them have good knowledge. Result also revealed that 51% of the respondents have negative attitude towards VAW, while 49% have good knowledge of VAW. It is concluded that there was poor knowledge and negative attitude towards violence against women among male health workers in Akure south Local Government Area. The implication of this is high tendency for men to perpetrate the act of violence against women. It is therefore recommended among others that Nurses should put up measures such as; enlightenment programmes to ensure men are well oriented about issues related to violence against women, this creates positive influence on the knowledge and attitude of men towards violence against women.
Keywords: Education, Knowledge, Violence, Women, attitude, religious belief
Women’s Perception of Males’ Involvement in Maternal Healthcare in Rivers State, Nigeria (Published)
Men play a significant role in the reproductive life of women, from the pre-pregnancy stages of family planning to pregnancy, birth and post-natal periods. This study was a survey of the perceptions of women on males’ involvement in maternal healthcare in Rivers State. This involved some selected health centres in Rivers State, using a pre-tested and validated questionnaire. Aspects of men’s involvement that were taken into consideration included decision-making, economic and geographic accessibility as well as utilization of maternal health-care services. Responses from a total of 300 pregnant and post–natal mothers who were purposively selected from randomly drawn health centres in the three Senatorial Districts in Rivers State were analyzed. The results showed no significant difference in the perceptions of women with primary or post-primary education, unemployed or employed women as well as those residing in rural or urban areas. In addition, there was a unanimous agreement that joint decision-making was better than a decision solely taken by the man or woman alone. They all agreed that financial empowerment and autonomy were crucial for enabling women to access and utilize maternal healthcare facilities. It was concluded that despite the pivotal role of men in family affairs, their involvement in maternal health process was abysmal and this could be due to some extraneous factors. The study therefore recommended that women empowerment, in terms of education and finances would go a long way towards improving maternal health which, over the years, has been on the decline, despite men’s good intentions.
Keywords: Education, Gender, Healthcare, Men, Nigeria, Women