Research Article
Coping Mechanisms and Psychosocial Responses to Domestic Violence among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State, Nigeria
Ijaiya, Zainab Bimpe, Sowunmi, Christianah Olanrewaju, Olofin-Samuel, Mary Ayodeji, Abdussalam, Amina Wuraola, Gentry, Oluwabukola Ayo
Middle East Research Journal of Nursing; 17-22.
https://doi.org/10.36348/merjn.2026.v06i04.001
Background: Domestic violence (DV) during pregnancy confronts affected women with severe and recurring stressors that demand constant psychological and behavioural adaptation. Understanding the coping mechanisms employed by pregnant women is essential for designing psychosocial support interventions that are both effective and culturally responsive. This study examined the coping strategies adopted by pregnant women experiencing DV in Ilorin West Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in seven primary health care facilities in Ilorin West LGA. The Brief COPE Inventory was used to assess 10 coping strategies. Descriptive statistics were used to characterise coping patterns. Results: Seeking emotional support was the most utilised coping strategy (53.6%), followed by taking action to improve the situation (51.6%), religious or spiritual coping (47.1%), denial (46.4%), and self-blame (44.3%). Distraction-oriented coping (31.2%), active problem-solving (33.9%), emotional venting (38.7%), and substance use (8.9%) were less prevalent. Psychological fatigue and resignation were evident in 42.7% of respondents. The findings reveal a dual pattern of adaptive resilience and maladaptive withdrawal, embedded within a sociocultural context that simultaneously encourages faith-based endurance and suppresses formal help-seeking. Conclusion: Coping with DV among pregnant women in Ilorin West is shaped by the intersection of personal, relational, and cultural forces. Strengthening adaptive coping requires integrating psychosocial counselling and empowerment programmes into antenatal services, collaborating with faith leaders to re-orient spiritual coping towards action, and reducing barriers to formal help-seeking through community education and institutional responsiveness.
Research Article
Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Programme to the Pre University Students on Hazards of Plastic use in a selected Pre University Colleges at Bangalore
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Yadav
Middle East Research Journal of Nursing; 23-28.
https://doi.org/10.36348/merjn.2026.v06i04.002
Abstract: Back Ground of the Study: Science and technology is developing very rapidly in the world. These developments cause positive and negative effects on people. A significant negative effect is increasing incidents of illness like cancers, birth defects and many more. Objectives of the Study: 1.To assess the pre-intervention knowledge of the Pre university College Students regarding hazards of plastic use.2.To assess the post-intervention knowledge of the Pre university College Students regarding hazards of plastic use.3.To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding, hazards of plastic use among the Pre university College Students.4.To associate the pre interventional knowledge of Pre university College Students regarding health hazards of plastic use with selected demographic variables. Methodology: A pre-experimental and evaluative the research approach was used with one group pre-test post-test design to evaluate the effectiveness of STP. 60 pre university college students were selected by the Non probability convenient sampling in Mother Theresa Pre University College, Bangalore. The 32-research questionnaires were prepared. Results the pretest knowledge score in Mean ± S.D. 9.3± 2.9, ranged between 4-16 whereas the post- test knowledge score in Mean ± S.D. 20.56± 2.29, ranged between 16-26 respectively. The mean difference 11.26 between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores & paired “t” test 31.82 in df=59 (p<0.05). This showed that the structured teaching programme was highly effective in improving the knowledge of Pre University College Students regarding hazards of plastic use. The chi-squire value of the pre-test level of knowledge significant at P<0.05 level showed that there was significant association between gender, residence area, education level and family history of use of plastic use & other demographical variables like age, religion, type of family and source of information regarding hazards of plastic use were non-significant. Conclusion: The conclude the topic the structured teaching Programme was very effective to enchained the knowledge regarding hazards of plastic.
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