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Socio-demographic factors as correlate of post-traumatic stress disorder and social adjustment among amputees receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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  • Hussaini Yusuf ONAWO

    (Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria)

  • Emmanuel Onu ALHASSAN

    (Department of Psychology Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria)

  • Oluwabunmi Hezekiah AJAYI

    (Brains Specialist Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria)

Abstract

The study investigated socio-demographic variables (age and gender) as correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social adjustment among amputees at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi. Adopting an ex- post factor research design, 50 amputee patients (M=33; F=17)- aged 17-72 years with a mean age of 40.02 and standard deviation of 14.213 – were recruited by means of purposive sampling technique to participate in the study. Data was collected using the PTSD scale and the Social Adjustment Scale. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. Findings indicated that there was a positive relationship between age and PTSD (r (48) = 0.327, P

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  • Hussaini Yusuf ONAWO & Emmanuel Onu ALHASSAN & Oluwabunmi Hezekiah AJAYI, 2022. "Socio-demographic factors as correlate of post-traumatic stress disorder and social adjustment among amputees receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(1), pages 154-159, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:1:p:154-159
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