TY - JOUR AU - Isiogugu, Ogechukwu Nnanyelugo AU - Anosike, Chibueze AU - Okoye, Chibueze Raymond AU - Mmirikwe, Ijeoma Joy PY - 2022/05/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Pharmacy students’ perceptions of the impact of mental disorders on pharmacy education in Nigeria JF - Pharmacy Education JA - Pharm Educ VL - 22 IS - 1 SE - Research Article DO - 10.46542/pe.2022.221.323330 UR - https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1527 SP - p. 323-330 AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: In Nigeria, the extent to which pharmacy students perceive that mental illness can impair their academic performance, be a reason for the dismissal or rejection of a pharmacy school applicant is unknown.   </p><p><strong>Aim</strong>: To examine pharmacy undergraduate students’ perceptions of the impact of mental illnesses on pharmacy education in Nigeria. </p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pharmacy students from six Nigerian universities. The data were collected using a modified self-administered paper-based Mental Illness Performance Scale. Descriptive statistics, Student t-test, and One-way analysis of variance were used for the data analysis.   </p><p><strong>Results</strong>: The study received responses from 496 pharmacy students, yielding a 93.2% response rate. A vast majority of the students agreed or strongly agreed that depression (98.7%), anxiety (98.4%), and substance abuse (83.9%) affect pharmacy students' academic performance. Fewer students agreed or strongly agreed that depression (31.4%) and anxiety disorder (37.9%) would be grounds for expulsion from pharmacy school. Substance abuse (62.5%) and schizophrenia (58.1%) were supported as reasons for rejecting an applicant into the pharmacy programme.   </p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The findings suggest that pharmacy students perceive that having a mental disorder would negatively affect pharmacy education in Nigeria.</p> ER -