Oluwabunmi Idera Nimata BUHARI is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin. She is a fellow of the West African College of Physicians. She was the academic coordinator of the department until October 2022. She is currently the examination officer of the department. She runs a general adult psychiatric clinic and community outreaches. She teaches psychiatry and mental health to medical students, undergraduate nursing students, and masters students in public health. Her areas of research interest are community mental health, Students’ mental health, and Public mental health.
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Psychiatry and Mental health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Medicine, Behavioral Neuroscience
The Influence of Smartphone Use on Psychological Distress in University Undergraduates James Ayodele Ogunmodede, Bolade Folasade Dele-Ojo, Adebusola Jane Ogunmodede, Oluwabunmi Idera Nimata Buhari, Olalekan Ayodele Agede, et al. Journal of Education and Community Health, 2023 Background: Smartphone use has been shown to have effects on psychological health outcomes. There is evidence that the psychological effects of smartphones on young people are significant. It is associated with anxiety, depression, and psychological distress in various populations. The tendency to spend cumulatively long durations exposed to smartphones is an emerging phenomenon among university undergraduates. This study aimed at determining the relationship between smartphone use and psychological distress in university undergraduates. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 3,325 undergraduates of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria in September 2021 using a Sociodemographic proforma, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short version, and psychological distress was measured using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12). Data were analyzed using SPSS 23. Results: The mean age of respondents was 21.3+2.59 years, and 1835 (55.2%) of them were females. In addition, 3305 (99.4%) owned smartphones, and 720 (21.7%) had more than one smartphone. Psychological distress was present in 1097 smartphone users (33.2%). The level of study (P=0.002), presence of problematic smartphone use (PSU, P<0.001), total time spent on the phone per day (P=0.014), and the time spent on social media per day (P<0.001), as well as leaving the phone data on all day (P=0.001) and engaging in overnight calls or social media chats (P<0.026), Facebook (P=0.001), WeChat (P=0.001), and Snapchat (P=0.001), were significantly associated with psychological distress. Independent predictors of psychological distress were being in year 5 (OR=0.548, P=0.008), presence of PSU (OR=1.586, P<0.001), switching on phone data throughout the day (OR=1.388, P<0.001), and use of WeChat (OR=1.451, P<0.027) and Facebook (OR=0.703, P<0.001). Conclusion: Our findings revealed that important smartphone-related indices such as PSU, switching on phone data access all day, and WeChat were predictive of increased levels of psychological distress. Structured counselling about the productive use of smartphones should be administered in the early years of study for university undergraduates.
CONCORDANCE BETWEEN SELF-REPORT PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND URINE DRUG TEST AMONG STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Baba Awoye Issa, Ganiyu Toyin Olanrewaju, Alfred Bamiso Makanjuola, Peter Omoniyi Ajiboye, Olushola Abejide Adegunloye, et al. African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies, 2023 The prevalence of psychoactive substance use is increasing globally, and university students are not left behind. Self-report, using questionnaire has been the common method of assessing substance use amongst the students' population. This is, however, fraught with problems of poor reporting and intentional lie. Urine Drug Test (UDT) is a biochemical method that tests the recent use of substances either as a direct test of the psychoactive substance or its metabolite(s). This cross-sectional study aims to study the concordance between self-report and UDT amongst students' population. Two thousand five hundred and fifty students of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria completed a questionnaire based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for student substance-use surveys. Substances investigated in the survey were alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, strong and mild stimulants, hypno-sedatives, cocaine, opiate, organic solvents, and hallucinogens. A subset of the total population, made of three hundred and two of the students were, subsequently, selected to participate in the urine drug test using a commercially available 12-items UDT kit. The reported lifetime and current prevalence of the substances were: tobacco, 11.5% and 3.7%; alcohol, 38.4% and 15.4%; cannabis, 9.0%and 3.8%; stimulants 32.5% and 15.8%; sedatives 11.7%, 4.8%, opioids 25.3% and 7.6%; cocaine was 4.7% and 1.6%; Hallucinogenic substances lifetime prevalence was 6.6% and a current prevalence of 1.4%. The lifetime prevalence for solvent use was 7.4% while current use was 1.6%. There was discordance between the outcome of the self-report and the result of UDT. Many respondents who tested positive for one substance or the other did not self-report ever using the substance. In conclusion, there is discordance between selfreport and results of the UDT. Many students who did not report ever use of psychoactive substances tested positive for substances. This study further emphasized the superiority of UDT over self-report for psychoactive substances among university students. We recommend that whenever suspicion of possible psychoactive substance use is made among university students, UDT should be the method of assessment. UDT is equally encouraged in school clinics and sports centres.
SARS-CoV-2 variants-associated outbreaks of COVID-19 in a tertiary institution, North-Central Nigeria: Implications for epidemic control Oluwapelumi Olufemi Adeyemi, Nnaemeka Darlington Ndodo, Mariam Kehinde Sulaiman, Oyeronke Temidayo Ayansola, Oluwabunmi Idera Nimat Buhari, et al. Plos One, 2023 The COVID-19 global pandemic is being driven by evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants with consequential implications on virus transmissibility, host immunity, and disease severity. Continuous molecular and genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 variants is therefore necessary for public health interventions toward the management of the pandemic. This study is a retrospective analysis of COVID-19 cases reported in a Nigerian tertiary institution from July to December 2021. In total, 705 suspected COVID-19 cases that comprised 547 students and 158 non-students were investigated by real time PCR (RT-PCR); of which 372 (~52.8%) tested positive for COVID-19. Using a set of selection criteria, 74 (~19.9%) COVID-19 positive samples were selected for next generation sequencing. Data showed that there were two outbreaks of COVID-19 within the university community over the study period, during which more females (56.8%) tested positive than males (47.8%) (p<0.05). Clinical data together with phylogenetic analysis suggested community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through mostly asymptomatic and/or pre-symptomatic individuals. Confirmed COVID-19 cases were mostly mild, however, SARS-CoV-2 delta (77%) and omicron (4.1%) variants were implicated as major drivers of respective waves of infections during the study period. This study highlights the importance of integrated surveillance of communicable disease during outbreaks.
The knowledge and perception of medical students about psychotherapy as a treatment modality for psychiatric disorders: Implications for medical education and practice. African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2021
Acute rapid qtc changes following chloroquine overdose with no suicidal intent African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2020
Covid-19 Related Disruption of Out-Patient Services: An Opportunity for Integrating Telemedicine into Clinical Practice in Public Hospitals in Nigeria African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2020
Burden of Care and Psychological Distress in Primary Caregivers of Patients with Type -2 Diabetes Mellitus in A Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria Ogunmodede Adebusola Jane, Abiodun Olatunji, Makanjuola Alfred Bamiso, Olarinoye John Kola, Ogunmodede James Ayodele, et al. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2019 BACKGROUND: Caregivers play an important role in the management and care of individuals with chronic medical conditions. This is because; they provide emotional, physical, financial as well as spiritual support to their wards. However, the process of caregiving is usually associated with feelings of burden and psychological distress.METHODS: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional, clinicbased study done at the endocrinology clinic of a Teaching hospital in Northern Nigeria. It was done utilizing the Zarit Burden Interview, the General Health Questionnaire (12 item version) and a socio-demographic questionnaire designed by the authors. The levels of burden as well as the factors associated with burden and psychological distress in one hundred caregivers of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were assessed. Statistical analysis was done using chi square, independent T test and linear regression.RESULTS: Forty- two percent (42%) of caregivers experienced little or no burden, 47% had mild to moderate burden, 8% had moderate to severe burden, while 3% had severe burden. When the ZBI scores were dichotomized into ‘low’ and ‘high’ burden, 89% were found to experience low burden, while 11% experienced high burden. On logistic regression, females were found to be four times more likely to experience high burden, while Thirty-five (35%) percent of caregivers had a GHQ score of > 3, signifying psychological distress and psychological distress was found to be significantly associated with burden.CONCLUSION: Many Nigerian caregivers of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus experience burden and psychological distress associated with caregiving, especially female caregivers and those taking care of those taking care of patients with complications. It is therefore important for clinicians to recognize burdened caregivers and intervene appropriately in order to improve the quality of care of these patients.
Psychiatric morbidity in stroke patients attending a neurology clinic in Nigeria PO Ajiboye, OA Abiodun, MF Tunde-Ayinmode, OIN Buhari, EO Sanya, et al. African Health Sciences, 2013 BACK GROUND Stroke produces a wide range of mental and emotional disorders. Neuropsychiatric complications associated with stroke may have negative effects on the social functioning, overall quality of life and the recovery of motor functioning of stroke survivors. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and nature of psychiatric morbidity among stroke patients attending neurology outpatient clinic of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin-Nigeria. METHODS All patients with stroke aged 18 years and above at an outpatient neurology clinic in Ilorin, Nigeria were assessed for mental and emotional disorders using the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) over one year (March 2009 to February 2010). RESULTS Overall prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was 36.0% (30/83) among 83 patients who constituted the study population. Specific diagnoses recorded were depression (19.2%), generalised anxiety disorder (9.6%), harmful alcohol use (2.4%); dementia, somatoform disorder, phobia and delusional disorder each had a prevalence of 1.2%. Clinical and sociodemographic variables were not significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity. CONCLUSION Psychiatric disorders are often associated with stroke. Identifying and treating stroke patients with these psychiatric co-morbidities could thus help to improve the overall quality of life of these patients.
MENTAL WELL-BEING OF COUNSELLORS IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION (PRE-TRAINING FITNESS ASSESSMENT) OIN BUHARI, B WURAOLA, M ALATISHE, OA JANE, BSF NIKE, ... BATNA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Учредители: Association pour la Recherche … , 2025 2025
Religiosity, Spirituality and Adolescent Substance Use in North-Central Nigeria ABO Omotoso, AB Makanjuola, OIN Buhari, AA Omotoso, AR Fabiyi, ... Official publication of the Anatomical Society of Nigeria , 2025 2025
Alcohol Use Among Elderly Primary Care Attendees in North Central Nigeria OIN Buhari, OA Adegunloye, AJ Ogunmodede, ABO Omotoso Age 60 (69), 257 , 2024 2024
ORIGINAL: Assessment of School Counsellors' Knowledge and Attitude Towards Mental Illness and Suicide: A Pre-Intervention Survey: West Afr J Med. 2024 August; 41 (8): 879-885 … OIN Buhari, BW Alatishe-Muhammed, MM Fasiku, FN BoluSteve, ... West Africa Journal of Medicine 41 (8), 879-885 , 2024 2024
Serum vitamin D in different schizophrenia groups and symptom severity A Okesina, A Omolade, I Abdulazeez, S Biliaminu, O Buhari, U Hamza, ... Clinica Chimica Acta 558, 119339 , 2024 2024
Recent Survey of Psychoactive Substance Use among Students of University Of Ilorin, Nigeria BA ISSA, GT OLANREWAJU, AB MAKANJUOLA, PO AJIBOYE, ... Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 21 (1), 67-67 , 2024 2024
Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Women in Rural and Urban Communities of North-West Nigeria A MOHAMMED-DUROSINLORUN, ZK MUHAMMED-IDRIS, OIN BUHARI, ... BATNA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Учредители: Association pour la Recherche … , 2024 2024
Psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in higher institution students in Nigeria AJ Ogunmodede, O Adegunloye, R Oguntayo, M Ajokpaniovo, OIN Buhari, ... Research Journal of Health Sciences 11 (1), 40-51 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Prevalence and predictors of problematic smart phone use among university undergraduates BOA Ogunmodede JA, Ogunmodede AJ, Ahmed A, Buhari OIN,Agede OA,Bojuwoye MO ... International journal of public health and clinical sciences 10 (1) , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Burden of care and its associated factors in mothers of preterm babies seen at a neonatal intensive care unit in Ilorin, Nigeria AJ Ogunmodede, O Mokuolu, OO Adesiyun, OIN Buhari, OA Adegunloye, ... EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL , 2023 2023
Mental health of Adults in Kwara State Nigeria during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown OIN Buhari, AJ Ogunmodede, OA Adegunloye, D Sulyman, OA Bolarinwa The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences 29 (3), 1-7 , 2022 2022
Understanding university community’s mental health needs and the determinants of wellbeing sequala: a qualitative study R Oguntayo, OIN Buhari, JT Oyeleke, OA Bolarinwa, AJ Ogunmodede, ... IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal 30 (2), 53-65 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Mental health literacy among the undergraduate students of a Nigerian university: A pre-intervention study OIN Buhari, OA Adegunloye, OA Bolarinwa, AJ Ogunmodede, ... MENTAL HEALTH , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Pattern of Media reporting of suicide MO OIN Buhari, RE Ogbolu,B Uteh, I Egbegbara, T Tade, C Olayimika Proceedings of the Global Health Conference 5 (1), 17-27 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
a 2 year (2019-2020) analysis of suicide reports in the Nigerian media ATM OIN Buhari, RE O ghoul, AJ Ogunmodede, A Erubu proceedings of the Global Public Health Conference 5 (1), 36-48 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Benefits, disadvantages and challenges of virtual conferencing in the COVID-19 era: Adjusting to the new normal JA Ogunmodede, AJ Ogunmodede, OIN Buhari, BF Dele-Ojo, ... Research Journal of Health Sciences 10 (2), 162-167 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
COVID-19 and mental health in Nigeria: Three proposals for integration mental health services into COVID-19 response AJ Ogunmodede, JA Ogunmodede, OIN Buhari, OA Adegunloye Tropical Journal of Health Sciences 28 (4), 8-12 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Primary caregivers of the mentally ill experience more burden: a comparative study of mental versus physical illness. AJ Ogunmodede, OA Abiodun, AB Makanjuola, JA Ogunmodede, ... East African Medical Journal 98 (10), 4206 , 2021 2021
Internet-based psychological interventions to improve mental health: preference for and willingness to use among students in a Nigerian university. O Buhari, O Bolarinwa, A Adegoke, A Ogunmodede, R Oguntayo, ... East African Medical Journal 98 (9), 4151 , 2021 2021 Citations: 4
Comprehensive and integrative tertiary institution mental health (TIM-HEALTH) care: developing a protocol for Nigerian Universities OIN Buhari, OA Bolarinwa, AA Adegoke, AJ Ogunmodede, J Oyeleke, ... International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences 8 (2), 51-65 , 2021 2021 Citations: 7
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Perception and attitude to epilepsy among teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions in middle belt Nigeria EO Sanya, TAT Salami, OO Goodman, OIN Buhari, MO Araoye Tropical doctor 35 (3), 153-156 , 2005 2005 Citations: 105
The correlates of stress, coping styles and psychiatric morbidity in the first year of medical education at a Nigerian University AD Yussuf, BA Issa, PO Ajiboye, OIN Buhari African Journal of Psychiatry 16 (3), 206-215 , 2013 2013 Citations: 78
Burden of Care and Psychological Distress in Primary Caregivers of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria BOIN Ogunmodede AJ, Abiodun O, Makanjuola AB, Olanrinoye JK, Ogunmodede JA Ethiopian journal of health sciences 29 (6), 697-708 , 2019 2019 Citations: 43
Current and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in a juvenile borstal institution in Nigeria PO Ajiboye, AD Yussuf, BA Issa, OA Adegunloye, ON Buhari Res J Med Sci 3 (1), 26-30 , 2009 2009 Citations: 38
Correlates of length of stay among psychiatric in-patients in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria OA Adegunloye, AD Yussuf, PO Ajiboye, BA Issa, OIN Buhari Res J Med Sci 3 (2), 56-61 , 2009 2009 Citations: 26
Psychiatric morbidity in stroke patients attending a neurology clinic in Nigeria PO Ajiboye, OA Abiodun, MF Tunde-Ayinmode, OIN Buhari, EO Sanya, ... African Health Sciences 13 (3), 624 , 2013 2013 Citations: 24
Prevalence and Correlates of Distruptive Behaviour Disorders in Youths in a Juvenile Borstal Institution OA Adegunloye, AD Yusuf, PO Ajiboye, BA Issa, ON Buhari Niger J Psychiatry 8 (3), 12-7 , 2010 2010 Citations: 23
Genital self-mutilation AA Ajape, BA Issa, OIN Buhari, PO Adeoye, AL Babata, OO Abiola Annals of African Medicine 9 (1), 31-34 , 2010 2010 Citations: 18
Prevalence and clinical implications of psychopathology in adults with epilepsy seen in an outpatient clinic in Nigeria MF Tunde-Ayinmode, OA Abiodun, PO Ajiboye, OIN Buhari, EO Sanya General hospital psychiatry 36 (6), 703-708 , 2014 2014 Citations: 17
Therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries: Ethical issues in clinical psychology B Buhari IFE Psychologia: An International Journal 21 (3), 162-168 , 2013 2013 Citations: 17
Pattern of psychiatric admission in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital: a 5-year retrospective study. BA Issa, AD Yussuf, PO Ajiboye, OA Adegunloye, ON Buhari, MT Parakoyi 2008 Citations: 16
Psychological health problems of resident doctors in a Nigerian teaching hospital. AD Yussuf, PO Ajiboye, OIN Buhari, SA Kuranga, OR Balogun 2006 Citations: 15
Epidemiology of depression in a primary care setting in North Central Nigeria O Sanni, O Fm, A An, B Ayinmode, O Buhari Age (years) 20 (29), 32 , 2020 2020 Citations: 13
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among inmates of a borstal institution in Nigeria BA Issa, AD Yussuf, PO Ajiboye, OIN Buhari International journal of prisoner health 5 (2), 88-94 , 2009 2009 Citations: 11
Psychiatric morbidity among nursing staff of a university teaching hospital in Nigeria AD Yussuf, SA Kuranga, OR Balogun, PO Ajiboye, OI Buhari Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 5 (1), 45-49 , 2007 2007 Citations: 11
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Ilorin: Screening with the Conner's teachers' rating scale MA Adeboye, TM Akande, GK Osagbemi, OI Buhari, MB Abdulkadir, ... Sierra Leone j. biomed. res.(Online) , 2018 2018 Citations: 9
Situation Report on Suicide in Nigeria OK Ogbolu RE, Nnenna MO, Ogunnubi OP, Buhari OI, Rahmon O, Tade T African journal for psychological studies of social issues 23 (1), 98-107 , 2020 2020 Citations: 8
Comprehensive and integrative tertiary institution mental health (TIM-HEALTH) care: developing a protocol for Nigerian Universities OIN Buhari, OA Bolarinwa, AA Adegoke, AJ Ogunmodede, J Oyeleke, ... International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences 8 (2), 51-65 , 2021 2021 Citations: 7
The prevalence and risk factors for psychiatric disorders among youths in a borstal institution in Nigeria AD Yussuf, PO Ajiboye, BA Issa, OIN Buhari Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society 8 (01), 22-28 , 2011 2011 Citations: 7
Psychiatric morbidity in a Nigerian neurology clinic PO Ajiboye, OA Abiodun, MF Tunde-Ayinmode, EO Sanya, KW Wahab, ... East African Medical Journal 89 (2), 64-70 , 2012 2012 Citations: 6