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Perceptions of Nurses Working in Primary Health Centres on Factors Influencing Their Readiness to Manage Family Violence in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Authors
ONLINE ISSN: 2645-2936
PRINT ISSN: 0795 – 6541
Editor-in-chief
Prof. (Mrs.) Ijeoma O. Ehiemere
University of Nigeria
Editorial Secretary
Dr. Goodluck I. Nshi
Aspen University, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Assistant Editorial Secretary
Prof. Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Institutional Affiliation(s)
1Department of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria,
2Department of Art and Social Science, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria,
3Nursing Science Programme, Ahmadu Bello University Distance Learning Center, Zaria-Nigeria,
4Department of Nursing Science, Federal University of Health Science, Azare-Nigeria
Citation
To cite this article:
Kombo, S.A., Maimunat, A., Sani, S.M., Ahmad, Y., Fatima, M., Abdul, H.M., Abdullahi, S.S., Alhaji, A. (2024). Perceptions of nurses working in primary health centres on factors influencing their readiness to manage family violence in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The Nursing Scope, 7(1), 13-25. ISSN: 2645-2936 (Online); 0795 – 6541 (Print). https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope71/13-25
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Abstract
Background. Family violence (FV) is a serious public health issue in Nigeria and globally. Despite being a public health issue, there is no literature indicating that FV has ever been investigated in Sabon-Gari, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses' perceptions of factors influencing their readiness to manage family violence.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed to collect information from the respondents in the selected primary health care facilities of Sabon-Gari L.G.A, Kaduna state, Nigeria. The collected data were coded, entered, and analysed using SPSS software version 24. Twenty-four (24) registered nurses working in 24 different primary health care centres were purposively selected out of 31primary health care centres of Sabon-Gari local government of Kaduna State
Results: The majority of the nurses have a positive perception and high knowledge level on management of family violence victims (aggregate mean=3.4). The highest perception of the nurses was that nurses should be considered as the key figure in the management of family violence patients (mean value= 3.8), and the lowest perception of nurses was “nurses status within health care hierarchy (mean value= 2.9). The study also revealed a poor level of nurses’ involvement in managing family violence victims (aggregate mean= 2.42).
Conclusion: The study concluded that despite having a positive perception and high knowledge level of management of family violence victims, nurses have a poor level of involvement in managing family violence victims.
Recommendations: It was recommended, among other things, that the government should empower healthcare providers to support victims of family violence beyond counselling and treatment of injuries, expand education and training opportunities about FV, and enforce mandatory reporting policies for nurses and other healthcare providers to involve law enforcement.