PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF INHABITANTS OF BLACK FLY INFESTED AREAS OF CAMEROON
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Most environmental impact assessments do not take cognizance of psychological health of inhabitants of infested area. Yet changes in environments: physical, social and otherwise have been known to significantly affect health outcomes. This study, which assesses psychological health of Cameroonians residing in the blackfly infested area engaged a total of 196 participants, comprising of 108 females and 88 males. The inclusion criterion was; being literate, and having been living or/and working in the sampled area for a minimum period of ten years. It was hypothesized that ‘Residents in the blackfly infested area would show significantly poorer psychological health than those not resident in this part of Cameroon.’ Three theories: The Cognitive-Motivational Theory, Environmental Stress Theory and Frustration-Regression Hypothesis provide explanation for possible relationship between psychological ill-health and the environmental changes due to blackfly infestation and bites. Indeed, the activity of blackfly, which is a stressful stimulus may prelude the cogitative appraisal of the incidents as threatening, leading to the feeling of frustration, which can in turn inform or trigger psychological illhealth and reactive behaviours. Data was collected using the General Health Questionnaire, and the Independent t-test statistics was used to analyze the data since the study was a between-group design/study. Results revealed that residents in the blackfly infested area showed significantly poorer psychological health than those residents in non-infested area (t (1, 196) = 18.41, p<=.00) It was therefore recommended that strong psychological support should be provided for them to avoid severe breakdown.
Authors and Affiliations
Harry Obi-Nwosu PhD| Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, Francis Arimoro PhD| Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, Baleguel Nkot PhD| Yaounde Initiative Foundation, Cameroon, Nwafor Edwin PhD| Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP10889
- DOI -
- Views 371
- Downloads 15
RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTALISM: THE CHURCH’S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PARADIGM (THE CASE OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST IN GHANA)
The current environmental crises that ravage the planet earth and threaten its capacity to be a home for all living creatures and non-living elements of nature needs to be addressed radically and immediately at all l...
PROACTIVE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRIVATIZED ORGANIZATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS
Human resource management (HRM) practice and knowledge of the factors that impact on the practice in Nigeria has become increasingly critical to the way businesses are operated in the country and ultimately the succes...
EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING EFFECTIVENESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN RWANDA. CASE OF BATSINDA HOUSING PROJECT
Rwanda has seen a significant rise in infrastructure developments in the recent past, especially in the fields of real estate development and many house construction projects have failed to achieve project success due...
AN ASSESSMENT OF JUST IN TIME PROCUREMENT SYSTEM ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF CORN PRODUCTS KENYA LIMITED
Just in time can be defined as making what the customer needs, when it is needed and in the quantity needed using the minimum resource of people, material and machinery. Purchasing and maintaining a reliable purchasin...
EFFECT OF CULTURAL DIMENSIONS ON COHESIVENESSOF MULTI-NATIONAL PROJECT TEAMS IN RWANDA.A CASE OF BRALIRWA’S PET PROJECT
In the last 10 years, a number of Rwandan firms have been acquired by larger multinational firms at a higher rate, this brings a new reality: working in multi-cultural settings, this in turn brings another challenge, m...