Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.

YAKUBU IBRAHIM ANAS; Umar Musa Usman; Bakare Tomori Abdulfatai; Abubakar Bako sani; Abubakar Ahmad; Bello  Amira; Abdullahi Uzairu; zakariyya Abdurrahman; Abdulaziz  Danmadami Mohammad; Sanusi Yusuf Abdallah; lada Aliyu; Abubakar Bunza Habib; Umar Babangida Bashir; Sarki Jnaidu; Ibrahim Hadi Abdulaziz

doi:10.5455/EJSRR.20241005110318

Eu J Sci Res Rev. 2024; 2(1): 1-8

doi: 10.5455/EJSRR.20241005110318

Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.

Yakubu Ibrahim Anas, Umar Musa Usman, Bakare Tomori Abdulfatai, Abubakar Bako Sani, Abubakar Ahmad, Bello Amira, Abdullahi Uzairu, Zakariyya Abdurrahman, Abdulaziz Danmadami Mohammad, Sanusi Yusuf Abdallah, Lada Aliyu, Abubakar Bunza Habib, Umar Babangida Bashir, Sarki Jnaidu, Ibrahim Hadi Abdulaziz.

Abstract
BACKGROUND: The first line of care is a paramount stage in the management of the mentally ill persons. In Nigeria, traditional and faith-based healers compete with medical professionals in providing care.
AIM: To determine the pathway to care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The characteristics of the patients and their pathways to care were assessed using a questionnaire specifically designed by the researchers, based on previous studies. A total of 270 participants were recruited over a three-month period using a convenience sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25. Chi-square tests were applied to examine associations, with significance set at P-values less than 0.05. Binary logistic regression was used to identify determinants of the pathway to care.
RESULTS: Few respondents (15.9%) had consulted a psychiatrist and that at least 3.6 (SD ± 6.0) non-medical healers were consulted before seeing a psychiatrist. There was a statistically significant association between the pathway to care and the level of education (p = 0.047), ethnicity (p = 0.001), religion (p < 0.001), diagnosis (p = 0.002), and family history of mental illness (p = 0.002). However, religion, family history of mental illness, and diagnosis emerged as determinants of the pathway to care.
CONCLUSION: The study found that the use of non- medical care was high among patients with mental illness. Religion, family history of mental illness, and diagnosis are determinants of the pathway to care.
Keywords: Pathway, Mental illness, care.

Key words: Pathway, Mental illness, care.

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Anas YI, Usman UM, Abdulfatai BT, Sani AB, Ahmad A, Amira B, Uzairu A, Abdurrahman Z, Mohammad AD, Abdallah SY, Aliyu L, Habib AB, Bashir UB, Jnaidu S, Abdulaziz IH. Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. Eu J Sci Res Rev. 2024; 2(1): 1-8.

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Anas YI, Usman UM, Abdulfatai BT, Sani AB, Ahmad A, Amira B, Uzairu A, Abdurrahman Z, Mohammad AD, Abdallah SY, Aliyu L, Habib AB, Bashir UB, Jnaidu S, Abdulaziz IH. Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. https://www.wisdomgale.com/ejsrr/?mno=223308 [Access: June 27, 2026].

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Anas YI, Usman UM, Abdulfatai BT, Sani AB, Ahmad A, Amira B, Uzairu A, Abdurrahman Z, Mohammad AD, Abdallah SY, Aliyu L, Habib AB, Bashir UB, Jnaidu S, Abdulaziz IH. Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. Eu J Sci Res Rev. 2024; 2(1): 1-8.

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Anas YI, Usman UM, Abdulfatai BT, Sani AB, Ahmad A, Amira B, Uzairu A, Abdurrahman Z, Mohammad AD, Abdallah SY, Aliyu L, Habib AB, Bashir UB, Jnaidu S, Abdulaziz IH. Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. Eu J Sci Res Rev. (2024), [cited June 27, 2026]; 2(1): 1-8.

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Anas, Y. I., Usman, . U. M., Abdulfatai, . B. T., Sani, . A. B., Ahmad, . A., Amira, . B., Uzairu, . A., Abdurrahman, . Z., Mohammad, . A. D., Abdallah, . S. Y., Aliyu, . L., Habib, . A. B., Bashir, . U. B., Jnaidu, . S. & Abdulaziz, . I. H. (2024) Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. Eu J Sci Res Rev, 2 (1), 1-8.

doi:10.5455/EJSRR.20241005110318

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Anas, Yakubu Ibrahim, Umar Musa Usman, Bakare Tomori Abdulfatai, Abubakar Bako Sani, Abubakar Ahmad, Bello Amira, Abdullahi Uzairu, Zakariyya Abdurrahman, Abdulaziz Danmadami Mohammad, Sanusi Yusuf Abdallah, Lada Aliyu, Abubakar Bunza Habib, Umar Babangida Bashir, Sarki Jnaidu, and Ibrahim Hadi Abdulaziz. 2024. Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. European Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews, 2 (1), 1-8.

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Anas, Yakubu Ibrahim, Umar Musa Usman, Bakare Tomori Abdulfatai, Abubakar Bako Sani, Abubakar Ahmad, Bello Amira, Abdullahi Uzairu, Zakariyya Abdurrahman, Abdulaziz Danmadami Mohammad, Sanusi Yusuf Abdallah, Lada Aliyu, Abubakar Bunza Habib, Umar Babangida Bashir, Sarki Jnaidu, and Ibrahim Hadi Abdulaziz. "Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.." European Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews 2 (2024), 1-8.

doi:10.5455/EJSRR.20241005110318

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Anas, Yakubu Ibrahim, Umar Musa Usman, Bakare Tomori Abdulfatai, Abubakar Bako Sani, Abubakar Ahmad, Bello Amira, Abdullahi Uzairu, Zakariyya Abdurrahman, Abdulaziz Danmadami Mohammad, Sanusi Yusuf Abdallah, Lada Aliyu, Abubakar Bunza Habib, Umar Babangida Bashir, Sarki Jnaidu, and Ibrahim Hadi Abdulaziz. "Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.." European Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews 2.1 (2024), 1-8. Print.

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Anas, Y. I., Usman, . U. M., Abdulfatai, . B. T., Sani, . A. B., Ahmad, . A., Amira, . B., Uzairu, . A., Abdurrahman, . Z., Mohammad, . A. D., Abdallah, . S. Y., Aliyu, . L., Habib, . A. B., Bashir, . U. B., Jnaidu, . S. & Abdulaziz, . I. H. (2024) Pathways to Care among patients with Mental Illness at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.. European Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews, 2 (1), 1-8.

doi:10.5455/EJSRR.20241005110318