Emmanuel Ejembi ANYEBE

Dr. Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, an Associate Professor of Nursing Sciences at the Department of Nursing Science, University of Ilorin, north-central Nigeria , with about 24 years of experience as a nurse teacher.
He is a Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Educator (RNE - Nigeria and Sierra Leone), and Registered Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse (RMHPN).
He is also a Fellow, West African Postgraduate College of Nurses and Midwives (Faculty of Medical-surgical Nursing), and a Fellow of the African Institute of Public Health Professionals (FAIPHP).
He has Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing (BScN), PGD Public Administration, MSc Mental Health-Psychiatric Nursing, Masters and Ph.D. (Medical) Sociology, with over 80 published peer-reviewed journal articles (national and international), and over 50 conference/invitational papers (national and international).
He also authored a book titled Socioeconomic Consequences of HIV/AIDS in a Traditional African Setting., which is available o

EDUCATION

PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, RNE, RMHPN, FWAPCNM

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Pshychiatric Mental Health, Medical–Surgical Nursing, Nursing, Research and Theory

FUTURE PROJECTS

Scopus Publications

Perceived work-related stress and associated factors among the surgical workforce in a Nigerian tertiary health facility: A crosssectional study
Jibril M. Bashar, Danjuma Aliyu, Emmanuel E. Anyebe, Israel Gabriel, Amanullahi Nasir, Abdulrrahaman S. Mangari, Faizah S. Abubakar, and Yusuf H. Wada
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Healthcare workers continue to experience high levels of work-related stress which continue to negatively affect their psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. This is even more prevalent among healthcare workers who work in surgical specialities, with the surgical operation room becoming a known stressor at hospitals. This study aims to assess work-related stress among surgical team members at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in Zaria between January 2021–2022. Data analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistical approaches using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. The study found an overall high prevalence of work-related stress, with 65% of participants reporting moderate levels of stress. The majority of the participants have a mean age of 39.4 ± 7.8 years, most of them being physicians (66.3%), being males (59.9%), and identified with a Hausa ethnic tribe. Notably, the multiple regression analysis found that tribe (p = 0.008), professional cadres (p = 0.001) and age/years of experience (p = 0.0035) emerged as significant predictors of work-related stress. Key determinants of work-related stress among surgical team members include workload, complexity of work, and conflicting cognitive job demands that continue to subject professionals to increasing workloads and constant decision-making about their job. Organizational factors, such as job policy and procedure, communication problems, and the nature of facilities, were identified as the highest contributors to work-related stress in organizational, interpersonal, and physical/environmental dimensions. The findings lead to the conclusion that a considerable proportion of surgical team members experience a relatively high level of work-related stress, primarily attributed to workload and cognitive demands. In light of these results, urgent efforts are recommended to improve the working conditions and environment for surgical team members. Furthermore, the integration of stress management measures into the educational programs for the surgical team is emphasized to effectively address and mitigate the impact of work-related stress.


Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Frontline Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Northwest Nigeria




Factors Influencing Documentation in Nursing Care by Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, Apir, Benue State, Nigeria
Aniekwe Louisa Ngozi, Regidor III Dioso, and Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe
Lincoln University College
Introduction: Nursing documentation should meet specific and comprehensive standards to achieve its goals, including effective communication, education, research, monitoring, and evaluation within the healthcare system. It should also ensure the collection of essential patient information based on established principles. This study investigated the factors that influence nursing documentation practices at the Federal Medical Centre in Apir, Benue State, Nigeria. The lack of national and local guidelines on nursing documentation has resulted in substandard practices among Nigerian nurses. Methods: The study employed an analytical cross-sectional design. There were 102 participants with a 99.7% response rate. Results: The practice of nursing care documentation was found to be inadequate. The practice of nursing care documentation was significantly linked to not having enough documentation sheets (AOR = 3.271, 95% CI = 1.125–23.704), not having enough time (AOR = 2.205, 95% CI=1.101–3.413), and not meeting the operational standard of nursing documentation (AOR = 2.015, 95% CI = 1.205–3.70). The results also highlight that while nurses recognise the importance of accurate documentation, several barriers, such as workload, inadequate training, and a lack of resources, hinder effective practice. Finally, more than half of nurses did not document their nursing care. Conclusion: The study concludes that addressing these barriers through targeted interventions could significantly improve documentation quality, thereby enhancing patient care outcomes. Agencies employing nurses must ensure to train them for proper nursing care documentation to improve knowledge and foster awareness among healthcare workers about accurate and thorough documentation practices. This will enable nursing directors and chief executive officers to access adequate documenting supplies, in addition to employing more competent and qualified nurses.


Effect of nursing intervention on women's knowledge about pregnancy problems and utilization of obstetrics care services in Edu, Kwara State, Nigeria
Umar N. Jibril, Arimiyau A. Sanusi, Abdullahi N. Adamu, Joel O. Aluko, Emmanuel E. Anyebe, Mulikat A. Ibraheem, Moridiyat O.A. Adeyemo, and Imam A. Abubakar
Elsevier BV



The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Community-based Mental Health Services in Northern Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges
Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe
Texila International Marketing Management
Despite the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in many health issues, their role in community mental health services in parts of northern Nigeria is unknown. This study explored the availability and role of NGOs in community-mental health care services, with a view to identifying the prospects and challenges. Using the convergent mixed methods approach, a self-constructed questionnaire and in-depth interviews were used to collect data from 205 conveniently and purposively selected study participants. Descriptive and thematic analyses were done and then triangulated to meet research objectives. There is a scarcity of mental health-related NGOs in the study areas; only one NGO engaged in the mental health activities was identified (13.4%). Surprisingly attempts by the only available NGO at providing the needed community-based mental health care were “frustrated” by certain government policy directions, which appear to paralyse activities and intentions of the only existing one. NGOs for mental health care are lacking. There is a dire need for NGO activities in mental health care. Efforts should be made to attract NGOs to the study areas in view of the increasing burden of mental health issues in the communities in the setting. Governments at all levels, community-based organisations and traditional institutions can be instrumental to this. NGOs within and outside the study areas focusing on community health in general and mental health care, in particular, may also interrogate this situation further for urgent intervention.


Barriers to the provision of community-based mental health services at primary healthcare level in northern Nigeria – A mixed methods study
Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, V.O. Olisah, S.N. Garba, H.H. Murtala, and A. Danjuma
Elsevier BV



Availability of mental health services at the primary care level in northern part of Nigeria: Service providers' and users' perspectives
EmmanuelEjembi Anyebe, VictorO Olisah, SalehNgaski Garba, HassanHassan Murtala, and Fatima Balarabe
Medknow
Background/Objectives: Community-based mental health services (MHSs) should target 70% of the rural population, the end users of primary health-care (PHC) services. In this study, the views of the service users and providers were explored to determine the level of MHSs available at their PHC care centers in three selected states in northern part of Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Concurrent quantitative and qualitative data (using mixed-methods research) were collected from a sample of 249 participants through a survey questionnaire and focus group discussions. The sets of data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and thematic clustering; these were triangulated to determine the availability of the MHSs. Results: PHC service providers and users reported that PHC centers lacked any formal MHSs, and only a few personal efforts by service providers were mentioned. The service users could not attest to even these unofficial services. Conclusion: Primary MHSs remain conspicuously absent at community level in the study areas. Both service providers and users attest to the near-complete scarcity despite their willingness to provide and use the services, respectively, if and when formal arrangements can be made. Recommendations: Stakeholders' attention is once again drawn to a neglected component of the PHC to promote mental health and prevent community mental health problems characteristic of many communities.


Current Status of Mental Health Services at the Primary Healthcare Level in Northern Nigeria
E. E. Anyebe, V. O. Olisah, S. N. Garba, and M. Amedu
Springer Science and Business Media LLC



Health education intervention on knowledge and accessibility of pregnant women to antenatal care services in Edu, Kwara State, Nigeria
Umar N. Jibril, Garba N. Saleh, Olusegun Badaki, Emmanuel E. Anyebe, Aliyu Umar, and Abdukadir Kamal
International Journal of Women's Health
Pregnant women, in the age range of 15-49, who constitute more than one-fifth of the world’s population, are repeatedly exposed to pregnancy and childbearing risk (1). Antenatal care (ANC) is a precise and systematic assessment and follow-up care including education, counseling, screening, and treatment that is provided for pregnant women to assure the best possible health of a mother and her fetus (2). Likewise, ANC refers to the prenatal health care which is provided for pregnant women and their children during pregnancy by the skilled health personnel. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that pregnant women are expected to visit the antenatal clinic 4-5 times before delivery for any medical problems; three antenatal visits are at least recommended, ideally with the first visit early in the pregnancy. This number may vary according to national and institutional policies (3). In Nigeria, four ANC visits are recommended for every pregnant woman before delivery (4). The primary objective of ANC visit is to establish contact with the women, to identify and manage current as well as potential risks and problems, and to improve maternal health which is one of the eightmillennium development goals (MDGs). Under MDG5, countries committed to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015. Since 1990, maternal deaths worldwide have dropped by 47% (4,5). Women’s knowledge and attitude regarding health and medical care must be investigated, during pregnancy and childbirth, to identify any suspicion or fear of medical interventions such as hospital delivery, caesarean section, or blood transfusion among women and to ascertain whether appropriate information, education, and communication (IEC) activities are required (6). Health knowledge is considered as one of the key factors in saving Abstract Objectives: Poor knowledge about importance of early antenatal care visit and awareness on health risk during pregnancy among pregnant women prevented them from accessing early antenatal care services. This study examined the impact of health education intervention (HEI) on access to antenatal care services by pregnant women in Edu Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental research employing pre-test and post-test control group design was adopted. A researchers-designed questionnaire was used for data collection and the split-half test of reliability was used to determine its reliability. One hundred and twenty pregnant women were exposed to 10 weeks of HEI after pre-test, 60 experimental groups were exposed to the lectures on antenatal care services, and 60 control groups were exposed to HIV/AIDS sessions, followed by post-test. The descriptive statistics was used to answer research questions, while the inferential statistics of t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 significance level. Results: This study showed upward shift from pre-intervention mean of 71.08 to 93.33 post intervention mean in the experimental groups which implied the positive impact of HEI on the knowledge and willingness of pregnant women to access antenatal care services in Edu LGA. Conclusions: It was concluded that HEI could have positive impact on the knowledge and willingness of pregnant women to access antenatal care services, hence HEI needs to be sustained to improve the pregnant women’s health-seeking behaviors about antenatal care services in Edu LGA.


Pattern of eye diseases in a university health service clinic in northern Nigeria.




Prognosis of non traumatic coma: The role of some socio-economic factors on its outcome in Ibadan, Nigeria
OR Obiako, A Ogunniyi, and E Anyebe
Medknow
BACKGROUND Coma occurring in the course of an illness, irrespective of cause, traditionally implies a poor prognosis and many factors may determine its outcome. These factors must be identified and possibly stratified in their order of importance. This research seeks to identify these factors and how they influenced the outcome of non-traumatic coma in our environment. METHODS Two hundred consecutive patients, aged 18-79 years who met the inclusion criteria, the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score of <8, history and physical findings suggestive of medical illness, no head trauma or sedation, were recruited into the study from August 2004 to March 2005 at the university College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, after obtaining institutional ethical clearance and consent from patients' guardians. Detailed history of illness including the bio-data and time to present to the hospital and treatments given were noted. Thereafter, the clinical course of the patients was monitored daily for a maximum of 28 days during which the support of the family and/ or the hospital social welfare was evaluated. RESULTS During the 8-month period of the study, 76% (152) of the patients died while 24% (48) survived. The following factors were associated with high mortality rate: inability to confirm diagnosis (100%), poor family support (97.1%), delay in making a diagnosis within 24 h (85.4%), poor family understanding of disease (84.1%), need for intensive care admission and management (83.3%), poor hospital social welfare support (82.4%), presentation to UCH after 6 h of coma (76.7%), and referral from private health facilities (75.7%). Others include substance abuse (100%) and seropositivity to HIV (96%) and hepatitis B surface antigen (92%) antibodies, among others. CONCLUSION This study has demonstrated that socio-economic factors such as gender, occupation, risky lifestyle behaviors, late presentation or referral to hospital, late diagnosis and treatment, and poor family support contributed to poor outcome of nontraumatic coma. It is hoped that improvement, modification, or correction of these factors may improve coma outcome.


The social and clinical correlates of typhoid fever infection in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Knowledge and Perception of HealthCare Workers on Antibiotic Resistance and Predictors of Antibiotic Prescription in Benue State, Nigeria
AN Nwagbo, TA Oloyede, EE Anyebe, EE Anyebe, N Sani, DA David, ...
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health 23 (2), 12-26 2025



Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Frontline Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Northwest Nigeria
D Aliyu, AS Mahmud, EE Anyebe, AS Igbinlade, SO Omoniyi, ...
The Nigerian Health Journal 24 (4), 1701-1714 2024



AN INVESTIGATION OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND ITS PERCEIVED EFFECTS ON SLEEP-PATTERN AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS AT SCHOOL OF NURSING IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
FI Bamidele, EE Anyebe, SO Omoniyi, MO Yakubu, BO Akapo, AO Sanni
FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES 8 (6), 96-100 2024



Perceived work-related stress and associated factors among the surgical workforce in a Nigerian tertiary health facility: A cross-sectional study
JM Bashar, D Aliyu, EE Anyebe, I Gabriel, A Nasir, AS Mangari, ...
PLOS Global Public Health 4 (11), e0003959 2024



Factors Influencing Documentation in Nursing Care by Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, Apir, Benue State, Nigeria
AL Ngozi, RIII Dioso, EE Anyebe
The Malaysian Journal of Nursing (MJN) 16 (2), 63-73 2024



Knowledge and Perception on Causes, Social Consequences, and Preventive Strategies of Teenage Pregnancy among Secondary School Students in North Central Nigeria
OA Onasoga, EE Anyebe, AO Aderibigbe, RI Fadare
Achievers Journal of Scientific Research 6 (1), 168-177 2024



Mental Health Status and Mental Health Self-care Practices of Nurses in a South-west State in Nigeria: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
EE Anyebe, JA Afolayan, OO Aina, EF Ojo, ID Owoeye
Mental Health and Psychological Wellness 1 (1), 24 2024



The Quality of Nurses’ Relationships with Patients and their Relatives in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study
EE Anyebe, UN Jobril, MA Ibraheem, KA Adesina, OB Adenigba
Funksec here 6 (1), 1-15 2024



Knowledge, Beliefs and Levels of Compliance with Medication Regimens in Patients with Tuberculosis accessing Services at a National Tuberculosis Centre in Nigeria
EE Anyebe, AS Igbinlade, T Adeshola, EE Anyebe Jr
Medical Science Research Bulletin 1 (1), 04-13 2024



Awareness of Mental Illness and It’s Predictors Among Residents of Urban Communities in a North-Western State of Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
HH Murtala, MM Haddad, AA Abubakar, EE Anyebe, MU Umar
IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal 32 (1), 1-8 2024



Assessment of Predictors to Access Anti-Psychotic Medications among patients with Schizophrenia in some selected Hospitals of Jigawa State, Nigeria
A Shehu, A Sa’adAyuba, U Mustapha, M Sa’adu, BB Alasan, EE Anyebe, ...
2024



Effect of nursing intervention on women’s knowledge about pregnancy problems and utilization of obstetrics care services in Edu, Kwara State, Nigeria
UN Jibril, AA Sanusi, AN Adamu, JO Aluko, EE Anyebe, MA Ibraheem, ...
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 20, 100706 2024



Perceptions and Experiences of Human Right Violations of People Living with Mental Illness: A multi-centre descriptive cross-sectional study in Nigeria
EE Anyebe, OV Oguntoye, EF Ojo, JA Afolayan, FA Badru, MS Oguntoye
Qeios 2023



Exploring the Experiences of Survivors of Rural Banditry in Assessing Mental Health Services in Zamfara, North-West, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study
T Yalwa, F Balarabe, HIM Gomma, HA Musa, LT Sheik, EE Anyebe, ...
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin: International Journal of Advanced Research in 2023



Analysis on the predictors of knowledge of medication adherence among care-givers of patients with Schizophrenia in some selected Hospitals of Jigawa State, Nigeria
A Shehu, US Usman, H Gomaa, K Sabitu, SN Garba, atima Balarabe, ...
British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies 4 (5), 19-38 2023



The perceived effect of sleep pattern on the academic achievement among University of Ilorin nursing students, Nigeria
J Umar, O Aluko, E Anyebe, A Sanusi, BS Lasis, A Adamu, A Umar, ...
West African Journal of Educational Sciences and Practice 2 (2), 64-72 2023



Knowledge and prevention of vernal kerato-conjunctivitis among nursing mothers attending Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos State, Nigeria
JA Ayo-Abidogun, SK Olubiyi, IY Ademuyiwa, EE Anyebe, M Yakatun
West African Journal of Nursing 33 (1), 26-37 2023



Factors Influencing the Attitude of Urban Residents Toward People Living with Mental Illness in Northwest, Nigeria
HH Murtala, MM Haddad, AA Abubakar, EE Anyebe, MU Umar, ...
Kampala International University, Uganda 2023



Cord care practices and use of chlorhexidine gel among mothers in a hospital in southwest Nigeria
SK Olubiyi, EE Anyebe, MK Adeyinka, RO Ololade, YA Gambari, FE Ojo, ...
African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 17 (2), 1-8 2023



Assessing levels of anxiety and Psychological Distress among Pregnant Women in a South-west State of Nigeria: A descriptive Cross-sectional, Exploratory Study
EE Anyebe, SK Olubiyi, NU Jibril, JO Aluko, MA Ibraheem, A Oyekunle
Prime Scholars London United Kingdom 2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Knowledge and practice of cervical cancer screening amongst nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria
EE Anyebe, SA Opaluwa, HM Muktar, F Philip
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences 4 (27) 2014
Citations: 41



Current Status of Mental Health Services at the Primary Healthcare Level in Northern Nigeria
EE Anyebe, VO Olisah, SN Garba, M Amedu
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services 2019
Citations: 30



Socio-economic challenges of parents of children with neurological disorders: A hospital-based study in northwest Nigeria
H Lawal, EE Anyebe, OR Obiako, SN Garba
International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 6 (4), 58-66 2014
Citations: 29



Pattern of eye diseases in a university health service clinic in northern Nigeria
KK Oladigbolu, ER Abah, D Chinda, EE Anyebe
Nigerian Journal of Medicine 21 (3), 334-337 2012
Citations: 25



Barriers to the provision of community-based mental health services at primary healthcare level in northern Nigeria–A mixed methods study
EE Anyebe, VO Olisah, SN Garba, HH Murtala, A Danjuma
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 15, 100376 2021
Citations: 23



Health education intervention on knowledge and accessibility of pregnant women to antenatal care services in Edu, Kwara State, Nigeria
NJ Umar, SN Garba, O Badaki, EE Anyebe, A Umar, A Kamal
International Journal of Womens Health and Reproduction Sciences 6, 154-160 2018
Citations: 21



Occurrence, pattern and effects of nonconventional use of substances among youth in North-Central, Nigeria
D Aliyu, IT Adeleke, EE Anyebe, SO Omoniyi, LY Ibrahim
World Journal of Preventive Medicine 4 (1), 12-19 2016
Citations: 15



Profile of refractive errors and presbyopia in a university community: A clinical study
ER Abah, D Chinda, E Samaila, EE Anyebe
Ann Niger Med 4 (2), 55-58 2010
Citations: 15



Community perception of single parenting in Zaria, Northern Nigeria
EE Anyebe, H Lawal, R Dodo, BR Adeniyi
Journal of Nursing Care 6 (4), 1-6 2017
Citations: 13



Prognosis of non traumatic coma: The role of some socio-economic factors on its outcome in Ibadan, Nigeria
OR Obiako, A Ogunniyi, E Anyebe
Annals of African Medicine 8 (2) 2009
Citations: 13



Socio-demographic profile of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Idoma land, Benue state, North-central Nigeria: Implications for HIV/AIDS control
EE ANYEBE, JM HELLANDENDU, JE GYONG
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 5 (5), 153 2013
Citations: 11



AN ASSESSMENT OF STRESS AMONGST NURSES IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, NORTHWEST NIGERIA.
EE Anyebe, SN Garba, CI Ukut
West African Journal of Nursing 25 (1) 2014
Citations: 10



Public awareness and perception on care for the elderly among funtua residents in katsina state, north-west nigeria
MN Shiaka, EE Anyebe, D Aliyu, MA Salga, AB Saleh
World 4 (1), 20-24 2016
Citations: 9



Prevalence and Level of Anxiety among HIV/AIDS Patients Attending HIV Clinic at Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano northwest Nigeria
HH Murtala, A Kamilu, MM Haddad, BA Attahir, SN Garba, EE Anyebe
Sule Lamido University Journal of Science and Technology (SLUJST) 1 (1), 80-88 2020
Citations: 8



Contraceptive use among married women in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria
EE Anyebe, SK Olufemi, H Lawal
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences 4 (27), 69-75 2014
Citations: 8



Impact of Health Education on Knowledge and Access to Delivery Care Services in Women among Edu Local Government, Nigeria
NJ Umar, JL Afolayan, EE Anyebe, FM Rejuaro, OA Onosoga, MB Ibitoye
Journal of Community Medicine and Health Education 7, 510 2017
Citations: 7



Challenges faced by Psychiatric Nurses in Managing Psychiatric Patients in Kano State, Nigeria
MM Haddad, FA Ashiru, HH Murtala, EE Anyebe, MU Umar, AD Suleiman, ...
PsychologIA 28 (1), 51-58 2020
Citations: 6



Factors associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Kogi state, Nigeria
AD Ajayi, J Hellandendu, SN Garba, EA Oyedele, EE Anyebe, DK Sani
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Research Journal 1 (1), 20-3 2011
Citations: 6



Level of Nurse-Patient Therapeutic Communication: Perspectives of Nurses and Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in North West Nigeria
AS Igbinlade, EE Anyebe, H Olorukooba, AG Yusuf, J Jobin
Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 1 (1), 004 2020
Citations: 5



Adherence to drug treatment among schizophrenic patients in Jigawa State, Nigeria
A Shehu, SN Garba, EE Anyebe, M Tukur, H Gomma
Annals of African Medical Research 2 (1) 2019
Citations: 5