Background: A progressive increase in the number of students admitted to study pharmacy in Nigeria has not been met with sufficient documented evidence of their preferences and motivations. Studies on this would aid in designing a programme that matches student expectations, whilst maintaining regulatory requirements. Aim: This study evaluated students’ preferences in wanting to study pharmacy, perceptions of the profession and career choice. Method: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among students of all study years across three Nigerian Schools of Pharmacy after obtaining approval from their managements. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The response rate of the study was 87.5%. Most students from the three universities reported a preference for pharmacy as their first choice of course: 733 (86.0%) for University of Nigeria (UNN), 66 (71.7%) for Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) and 48 (45.3%) for Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). The students’ mean perception of pharmacy was 77.6±13.5%. However, 69.1% (UNN), 64.1% (NAU) and 59.4% (ESUT) students preferred academic pharmacy to other practice areas in pharmacy. Conclusions: Pharmacy was the preferred course of choice for most students currently enrolled in the programme. The students had generally positive perceptions towards the profession.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and use of herbal medicine among pregnant women attending antenatal in Nsukka, Enugu state Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross- sectional descriptive study carried out among pregnant women attending ante- natal in selected hospitals in Nsukka, Enugu State from June-August 2022. A 33 item well-structured questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Data were analyzed using the IBM Statistical Product for Services Solution (SPSS) for Windows, Version 27.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized. Statistical significance was set at P< 0.05. Results: Out of 400 consenting pregnant women attending antenatal, above half were between the ages of 25 to 34, 233(58.3%), and are married 371(92.8%) with education within the tertiary category 193(48.2%). Above half had good knowledge 264(66.2%) of herbal medicine. Majority had positive attitude towards the use of herbal medicine 284(71.2%). More than half 226(56.5%) of the pregnant women had used herbal medicine apart from during pregnancy. Only few pregnant women 64(16%) had used herbal medicine in previous pregnancy. Conclusion: Majority of pregnant women that participated in the study had good knowledge and positive attitude towards herbal medicine. Keywords: Knowledge; attitude; use; herbal medicine; pregnant women.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is an important public health problem which often goes unrecognized and untreated, especially in low-income settings. Poor mental health literacy of community members has been shown to create barriers to help-seeking for PPD. The study assessed the mental health literacy of postpartum depression (PPD) among staff members in a Nigerian university. This was a cross-sectional survey that employed a case vignette format. A questionnaire, consisting of a socio-demographic form and a case vignette, was distributed to a convenient sample of 400 staff members in the faculties of pharmaceutical sciences, veterinary medicine, and agricultural sciences. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (version - 20). Descriptive analysis (frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviations) were used to summarize the findings. The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge score of PPD was assessed using chi-square analysis. Statistical significance was set at p-value ˂0.05. The majority of the respondents were females 195 (54.0%) and were between 18 and 30 years of age (35.5%). Only 16.3% of respondents correctly identified PPD and nearly half (44.9%) of the respondents opined that the condition is 'very serious. Poor knowledge of PPD was statistically significant associated with age [X² (4) = 18.252, p = 0.001], marital status [X² (3) = 16.888, p = 0.001], and educational qualification [X² (3) = 59.729, p = < 0.001], while medical help- seeking of PPD was statistically significant associated with age [X² (4) = 13.982, p = < 0.007], and educational qualification [X² (3) = 10.716, p = < 0.013]. The overall knowledge of postpartum depression among the staff members of the university was relatively poor and more female staff members than male staff members could identify postpartum depression. The study findings highlight the need to create awareness and improve knowledge of PPD through campaign-specific mental health programmes, educational programmes, integration of mental health programmes for university staff development to aid in early identification, intervention, media, and other targeted strategies such as creating a culture that encourages open discussions about mental health and provides accessible support services and, developing and implementing policies that address mental health in the university and the country at large.

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