PREVALENCE AND AWARENESS OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR SURGERY AT GENERAL HOSPITAL DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Spinal anaesthesia is currently the commonest technique of choice in providing anesthesia, most especially for surgeries below the umbilicus and lower extremities in developed countries. This study assesses the prevalence and awareness of spinal anaesthesia among patients undergoing surgery at General Hospital, Dutse, Jigawa State. The design of this study was descriptive and a sample size of 50 was determined by Taro Yameh’s formula. The instrument used for this study was an adapted structured questionnaire based on Pollard (2020) and were slightly modified based on ASA
(American Society of Anaesthesiologists). The validity of the instrument was done by two experts and errors were corrected. Test retest was used for the reliability and the score of 0.970 was obtained. The obtained data were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in frequency distribution table with percentage and pie chart. The socio – demographic characteristics of the participants revealed that majority if the respondents are within 20 to 29years (40%) and are female (86%). Findings of this study indicate that the level of awareness was average (50%) and the prevalence rate was very high (80%) therefore, it is recommended that improvement in quality of care in the administration of spinal anaesthesia should be encouraged.

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  • • Name: DALHATU, A.;
  • • Name: YUNUSA, U.
    • Email Address: uyunusa.nur@buk.edu.ng
  • • Name: SANI DALHAT KHALID
    • Email Address: dksani@abur.edu.ng
  • • Name: ADAMU, ALHAJI
    • Email Address: adamu.alhaji@fuhsa.edu.ng
  • • Name: ABDULMALEEK, M. A.
    • Email Address: maleekam84@gmail.com
  • • Name: RAJAH, A. S.
    • Email Address: asrajah.nur@buk.efu.ng
• Keywords: Prevalence; Awareness; Spinal Anaesthesia; Patients; Major Surgery
• Manuscript: PREVALENCE-AND-AWARENESS-OF-SPINAL-ANAESTHESIA-IN-PATIENTS