Deborah Oyine Aluh
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4220016 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Deborah Oyine Aluh |
| PRENOMES | Deborah Oyine |
| SOBRENOME | Aluh |
| ASSINATURA | ALUH D O |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6939-5547 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Ambient temperature, rainfall, and adverse maternal and child health outcomes in Nigeria
Background Climate change increasingly threatens public health in West Africa, with pregnant women and young children particularly vulnerable. Despite Nigeria’s high exposure to climate risks, epidemiological evidence linking temperature and rainfall to maternal and child health remains limited. This study addresses this gap using nationally representative data. Methods We analysed data from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, includi…
Mental health laws in Africa
Mental health legislation across Africa has evolved significantly from colonial-era frameworks. An adapted version of the FOSTREN* (Fostering and Strengthening Approaches to Reducing Coercion in European Mental Health Services) instrument, which is a comprehensive assessment tool based on the World Health Organisation Mental Health Legislation Checklist and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, was used to anal…
Evaluating the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in Northwestern Nigeria
Antiretroviral therapies have remained the cornerstone to improving the quality of life among people living with HIV. Adherence to these antiretroviral therapies continues to be crucial to the clinical outcomes for people living with HIV and their overall well-being. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health-related quality of life for people living with HIV. This was a cros…
Health-related quality of life of small-scale farmers in southeastern Nigeria
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a crucial aspect of overall well-being. The study employed a cross-sectional design using the EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) and EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to evaluate the HRQOL of 280 randomly selected small-scale farmers in rural communities in southeastern Nigeria. Pearson’s correlations were used to examine the nature of associations between socio-demographic factors and the EQ-5…
The planetary health case for addressing coercion in mental healthcare
The Planetary Health Case for Addressing Coercion in Mental Health Care Introduction Coercion, including involuntary hospitalization, forced medication, isolation, and mechanical restraints, is a controversial practice that remains prevalent in many mental health systems globally. Although these measures are often justified as necessary for safety, growing evidence highlights their association with many adverse outcomes including trauma, mistrust…
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050
BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100
BACKGROUND: Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to inform policies involving resource and health-care needs, labour supply, education, gender equality,…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
Supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders
INTRODUCTION: Supported accommodations (SAs) are key components of community mental health care, but little is known about residents' care pathways. This study analysed the care pathways of residents of SAs, and factors associated with their age of entry and length of stay. METHODS: A random sample of SAs' residents in Portugal was interviewed and a questionnaire was specifically developed to assess their care pathways. Associations between socio…
Public acceptance of coercive measures in Nigerian mental health care
Background: For the first time, Nigeria has enacted a new mental health law that regulates the use of coercive measures in mental health care. Aim: The study aimed to investigate the extent to which the Nigerian public accepts the use of coercive measures in the treatment of people with mental health conditions and to understand the impact of stigma and other sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among …
Contextual factors influencing the use of coercive measures in Portuguese mental health care
The use of coercive measures in mental health care is an important indicator of the quality of care being provided, and non-patient-related factors are increasingly recognized to contribute to their use. The study aimed to explore the perspectives of mental health care professionals who have first-hand experience with the use of coercion on the contextual factors that influence the use of coercion in the Portuguese mental health care. Five focus …
Experiences of care perceived by users of supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders
Background: To understand if supported accommodations (SA) are promoting the recovery of people with serious mental disorders, quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome. This study aimed to analyse the association between QoL and experiences of care in general and to identify specific experiences of care that are associated with QoL in users of SA. Methods: A random sample of users of 42 SA was interviewed to obtain standardized measures of Q…
Dimensions of Researcher Vulnerability in Qualitative Health Research and Recommendations for Future Practice
Vulnerability has typically been addressed in the context of research ethics from the point of view of participants, with a focus on how to prevent the potential or exacerbation of existing harm caused by the power and role asymmetries between researchers and participants. However, more recent approaches to research ethics question whether researchers are, by definition, located in a privileged position during the research process and safe from a…
Nigeria's mental health and substance abuse bill 2019
Depression Among Immigrant Nigerians in Canada
The need for psychosocial support amid Covid-19 crises in Nigeria
With the closure of all public places, the stay-at-home order and the worsening economic indices occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil with no foreseeable end, learned helplessness, negative emotions, and other psychosocial problems are bound to thrive. Interventions to improve social capital, coping resources, resilience, and good community and family cohesion are needed to promote psychosocial well-being during and after the COVID-19…
Dimensions of Researcher Vulnerability in Qualitative Health Research and Recommendations for Future Practice
Vulnerability has typically been addressed in the context of research ethics from the point of view of participants, with a focus on how to prevent the potential or exacerbation of existing harm caused by the power and role asymmetries between researchers and participants. However, more recent approaches to research ethics question whether researchers are, by definition, located in a privileged position during the research process and safe from a…
The need for psychosocial support amid Covid-19 crises in Nigeria
With the closure of all public places, the stay-at-home order and the worsening economic indices occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil with no foreseeable end, learned helplessness, negative emotions, and other psychosocial problems are bound to thrive. Interventions to improve social capital, coping resources, resilience, and good community and family cohesion are needed to promote psychosocial well-being during and after the COVID-19…
Nigeria's mental health and substance abuse bill 2019
Depression Among Immigrant Nigerians in Canada
Contextual factors influencing the use of coercive measures in Portuguese mental health care
The use of coercive measures in mental health care is an important indicator of the quality of care being provided, and non-patient-related factors are increasingly recognized to contribute to their use. The study aimed to explore the perspectives of mental health care professionals who have first-hand experience with the use of coercion on the contextual factors that influence the use of coercion in the Portuguese mental health care. Five focus …
Experiences of care perceived by users of supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders
Background: To understand if supported accommodations (SA) are promoting the recovery of people with serious mental disorders, quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome. This study aimed to analyse the association between QoL and experiences of care in general and to identify specific experiences of care that are associated with QoL in users of SA. Methods: A random sample of users of 42 SA was interviewed to obtain standardized measures of Q…
Dimensions of Researcher Vulnerability in Qualitative Health Research and Recommendations for Future Practice
Vulnerability has typically been addressed in the context of research ethics from the point of view of participants, with a focus on how to prevent the potential or exacerbation of existing harm caused by the power and role asymmetries between researchers and participants. However, more recent approaches to research ethics question whether researchers are, by definition, located in a privileged position during the research process and safe from a…
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050
BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100
BACKGROUND: Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to inform policies involving resource and health-care needs, labour supply, education, gender equality,…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
Supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders
INTRODUCTION: Supported accommodations (SAs) are key components of community mental health care, but little is known about residents' care pathways. This study analysed the care pathways of residents of SAs, and factors associated with their age of entry and length of stay. METHODS: A random sample of SAs' residents in Portugal was interviewed and a questionnaire was specifically developed to assess their care pathways. Associations between socio…
Public acceptance of coercive measures in Nigerian mental health care
Background: For the first time, Nigeria has enacted a new mental health law that regulates the use of coercive measures in mental health care. Aim: The study aimed to investigate the extent to which the Nigerian public accepts the use of coercive measures in the treatment of people with mental health conditions and to understand the impact of stigma and other sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among …
Health-related quality of life of small-scale farmers in southeastern Nigeria
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a crucial aspect of overall well-being. The study employed a cross-sectional design using the EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) and EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to evaluate the HRQOL of 280 randomly selected small-scale farmers in rural communities in southeastern Nigeria. Pearson’s correlations were used to examine the nature of associations between socio-demographic factors and the EQ-5…
The planetary health case for addressing coercion in mental healthcare
The Planetary Health Case for Addressing Coercion in Mental Health Care Introduction Coercion, including involuntary hospitalization, forced medication, isolation, and mechanical restraints, is a controversial practice that remains prevalent in many mental health systems globally. Although these measures are often justified as necessary for safety, growing evidence highlights their association with many adverse outcomes including trauma, mistrust…
Ambient temperature, rainfall, and adverse maternal and child health outcomes in Nigeria
Background Climate change increasingly threatens public health in West Africa, with pregnant women and young children particularly vulnerable. Despite Nigeria’s high exposure to climate risks, epidemiological evidence linking temperature and rainfall to maternal and child health remains limited. This study addresses this gap using nationally representative data. Methods We analysed data from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, includi…
Mental health laws in Africa
Mental health legislation across Africa has evolved significantly from colonial-era frameworks. An adapted version of the FOSTREN* (Fostering and Strengthening Approaches to Reducing Coercion in European Mental Health Services) instrument, which is a comprehensive assessment tool based on the World Health Organisation Mental Health Legislation Checklist and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, was used to anal…
Evaluating the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in Northwestern Nigeria
Antiretroviral therapies have remained the cornerstone to improving the quality of life among people living with HIV. Adherence to these antiretroviral therapies continues to be crucial to the clinical outcomes for people living with HIV and their overall well-being. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health-related quality of life for people living with HIV. This was a cros…
Medicine (12 obras) · Mental health (7 obras) · Public health (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Psychology (6 obras) · Disease (5 obras) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (5 obras) · Burden of disease (4 obras)