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
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